Cameron Perkins...formerly of Vidor

[mike76]

This is an article in the Indy Star Newspaper in Indiana about Cameron.

Area freshmen drive Purdue baseball

Purdue baseball coach Doug Schreiber thought last summer he had his best incoming recruiting class in 12 seasons at the school.

That has been confirmed, thanks largely to the efforts of third baseman Cameron Perkins (Southport) and catcher Kevin Plawecki (Westfield), who just might already be the Boilermakers' best players.
"Neither of these two kids have been in awe of anything," Schreiber said. "I don't think they're intimidated by much. They're pretty hard-nosed.''

Perkins was twice named The Indianapolis Star's Super Team Player of the Year while at Southport; those were the only two years he played in Indiana after moving from near Houston. It was widely anticipated he would play college baseball at a warm-weather school.
Purdue caught his attention by offering a full scholarship, a rarity in baseball. Perkins also was impressed by the school's academic reputation, so he stayed in Indiana.
He started the season at first base, but Schreiber moved Perkins to third base when the Boilermakers were struggling on the left side of the infield. Perkins was hitting .331 with seven home runs, 26 runs batted in and a team-leading .576 slugging percentage heading into this weekend's three-game series at Indiana. He also led the team in doubles (13) and runs scored (35).

"The biggest adjustment is that you have to understand it's not high school anymore," Perkins said. "I was expecting to get a hit every time. Sometimes here, you just have to do your job and realize that's not going to happen."

Schreiber said Perkins' intelligence is evident on the field, too.
"He's easily the best baseball-IQ player I've ever recruited," Schreiber said.

[RonBurgundy68]

That a boy Cameron!

[dwestfall1]

Way to go CP....I always knew you would do great things.