Meet the Staff
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Jack Perkins
John Ryan Perkins. Was born on August 6, 1997, in Germantown, Maryland. Is the son of
Karen and Randy Perkins. Has two brothers, RJ and Will, and one sister, Courtney. His father was a pitcher at the University of Florida (1979-80). His great uncle, Marvin Goodwin, played in the Major Leagues for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds from 1916-25. His uncle died following the 1925 season as the result of a plane crash and is believed to have been the first professional athlete killed in a plane crash. High School: was a four-year letter winner for coach Nelson Menendez. Also played on the freshman football and basketball teams. Completed his senior season with a .315 batting average with two home runs and 15 RBI in 18 games in the field. Posted a 2-3 record in eight appearances on the mound with a 2.29 ERA, recording 49 strikeouts in 33.2 innings of work. Had a great junior season, hitting .429 in 23 games while posting a 6-2 record in 11 pitching appearances with a 0.45 ERA ... Had 98 strikeouts in 62 innings of work as a junior. For his prep career, he hit .345 with four home runs and 68 RBI in 96 games. As a pitcher he was 19-14 with a 1.90 ERA in 40 starts with 278 strikeouts in 210.1 innings. Helped the Buffalo to three consecutive district titles and earned All-District honors twice. Was named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State team in 2014. Plays for former MLB star Chet Lemon’s Juice travel team in the summer. Was a Perfect Game All-American in 2013 and 2014 and was named to the All- Tournament team for the WWBA Underclass Championships. Before high school he led a team to the 2010 Cal Ripken National Championship, earning championship game MVP honors. Off the field he has a 4.3 weighted GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society. Rated by Perfect Game as one of the top 400 prep players in the nation and ranked No. 60 in the state of Florida. Jack was Drafted in the 11th round (317th overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018 and is a current pitcher in their system. -
Tony Cayson
Tony Cayson was born August 15, 1969. In on high school, whether at quarterback, tailback or patrolling the outfield, the fleet-footed athlete turned heads. Cayson had recruiters frothing for his services. Even after torn knee ligaments suffered in the state playoffs against Emmitt Smith's Pensacola Escambia team slowed him a step, the offers rolled in. Cayson had scholarship offers from Miami and UF, among others, but only Clemson gave him the nod to play quarterback. Three weeks before he was supposed to report to the South Carolina campus, the Seattle Mariners snatched him up in the MLB draft, two picks ahead of current big leaguer Brett Boone. A couple seasons spent rooming and playing alongside Ken Griffey, Jr. in "A" ball, Cayson, who couldn't return to a Division I program after turning pro, settled in at NAIA Carson-Newman (Tenn.) to get in his four years on the football field and acquire his degree.
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Tra Holmes
Tra'Mayne Laamos Holmes was Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rickards HS (Tallahassee, FL), the Texas Rangers in the 25th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from George C. Wallace State Community College (Selma, AL) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 11th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL).
High School: Rickards HS (Tallahassee, FL)
Schools: Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL), George C. Wallace State Community College (Selma, AL)