Brooke Perez gives Purdue a veteran righty with real Big Ten bite
Brooke Perez, a 2026 senior RHP at Purdue, brings proven run prevention and big-game chops: Purdue listed her as earning a first-career ranked victory over No. 18 Oregon, and by late April she was sitting at 7-2 with a 2.82 ERA, two complete games, a shutout and a save in 54.2 innings. She’s a pitch-to-contact veteran with a 2023 breakthrough at UC Riverside, where she became the first freshman pitcher since 2006 there to reach 10 wins, and her value is the steady, experienced hand who can start, relieve, and keep hitters uncomfortable.
