Anthony
Perez

Uncommitted, ranked No. 99 in the class. 6-foot-1, 172-pound frame, plenty of strength still to come. Started in centerfield and batted third. Didn’t tally a hit on the day, but still impressed with his left-handed batted. Minimal pre-pitch movement, showed some bat speed through the zone, and got off an ‘A’ swing multiple times in the game. Barreled a well-hit ball to centerfield in his first at-bat of the game. Looked the part of a centerfielder, quality range with a strong arm. Uncommitted name to continue to follow.

Uncommitted, currently ranked No. 95 in the state. Athletic 6-foot-1, 172-pound frame. Started in center field and hit out of the five-hole. Perez went 1-for-2 at the plate on Wednesday. The left-handed hitter operates from a wide, balanced base with no stride. Loose hands with a long swing that has a slight uphill bat path. Perez connected on an RBI single, in which he beat out the throw to keep the inning alive. Perez also showed a patient approach at the plate as he drew a walk in his final at bat. Showed off his strong arm (89 OF Velo) during I/O and during the game.

Uncommitted, currently ranked No. 95 in the state. Athletic 6-foot-1, 172-pound frame with room to add strength. Started in right field and hit out of the eight-hole. Came out of the pen in the sixth inning where he struck out two batters while not allowing a hit or a walk. The left-hander operates with a simple delivery from a drop/drive approach with a medium leg lift. Clean, long arm action from a low ¾ slot. Fastball sat 85-86 with life. Mixed in a slider that sat in the mid 70s with a hard break.

Uncommitted, currently ranked No. 95 in the state. Strong, athletic 6-foot-1, 172-pound frame with room to add strength. Started in right field and hit out of the eight-hole. Perez had the loudest at-bat of the game as he connected on a three-run homer over the right-center fence in the bottom of the third. Left-handed hitter that operates from a wide, upright stance with no stride. Showed quality barrel control with an uphill bat path. Pull-side power. Showed a strong arm from right field.

LHP/OF Anthony Perez (O’Fallon, 2026) is an uncommitted upside prospect who showed well in all facets at the event. At 6-foot-1, 172-pound frame, Perez initially impressed with a fastball that had life out of the hand, sitting 84-86 mph with run, while playing in the zone 67% of the time. His changeup was his best offspeed pitch on the day, sitting 77-79 mph with fade and slight dive. Perez would also flash a 73-76 mph slider that had short, lateral action. Offensively, he has a impactful left-handed swing where he creates leverage to the pull-side of the field. There is natural lift in the swing and was all over the barrel throughout, averaging 92.5 mph off the bat, T97.4. His furthest batted ball traveled 357’ and topped at 89 mph from the outfield.

LHP Anthony Perez (O’Fallon) is a high-upside uncommitted arm, standing in a wiry 6-foot-2, 166-pound frame. Finishing his day with four strikeouts in two innings of work, Perez’s fastball sat 83-85 mph (T85.7) with clear arm-side run (avg. -15.3” HM), and he also mixed in a slider at 75-78 mph with tight spin. An easy mover on the mound with a long, clean arm path, Perez showed the ability to throw strikes with both his fastball and slider, garnering swings-and-misses with both pitches. A Southern Illinois arm-to-follow.

Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-11, 166-pounds.
Delivery: Simple delivery, medium leg-lift into balance point, explosive lower-half that works in-line.
Arm Action: LH. Low 3/4 arm action. Struck out four with two walks, two hits and one run allowed in two innings.
FB: T86, 83-85 mph. Running action with carry. T2302, 2139 average rpm.
SL: 75-78 mph. Hard breaking action, profiles well with FB. T2054, 1961 average rpm.

Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-11, 166-pounds.
Hit: LHH. Athletic, wider stance, weight-shift trigger, no stride. Loose, easy hands, direct to the ball, works slightly uphill, pull-side. 67.3 mph bat speed with 10 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 82.6 mph. 332’ max distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 89 mph. Long, loose arm action, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Attacks the ball in-stride, athletic actions, works in-line on throws.
Run: 7.44 runner in the 60.

Had a loud showing with his bat on Saturday going 2-for-4 with a clutch RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning. The projectable 6-foot-2, 165-pound left-handed hitter showed a mature approach at the plate throughout the game, rarely chasing pitches out of the zone. He barreled up the opposing pitchers when they made mistakes in the zone, hitting his late RBI double off a hanging breaker. Perez is a young bat to monitor the rest of the way in a talented O’Fallon lineup.

OF/LHP Anthony Perez (O’Fallon, IL, 2026) is a follow left/left athlete with a lean, projectable 6-foot-2, 165-pound frame. Perez showed a loose, athletic, and level left-handed swing in BP that flashed line drive feel to the pull-side in BP. He was up to 88 mph from the outfield, the day’s third-highest mark, with a loose clean arm action. Perez took the rubber later on and pitched at 83-84 mph with his fastball while flashing feel to land his slider for strikes at 75-76 mph.