MSU Denver Athletics

• 2023 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester

2023: Played in 11 games and batted .375 (3-for-8) with two doubles. ... Collected his second pinch-hit double of the season in a 17-6 loss at Colorado School of Mines on April 30. ... Got a second straight hit as a pinch-hitter, his first career double, in a 13-1 win over UCCS in the first game of a March 18 doubleheader. ... Got his first MSU Denver hit as a pinch-hitter in a 16-0 win at CSU Pueblo on March 5. ... Made his MSU Denver debut as a pinch-hitter in an 11-6 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State on Feb. 5.

Before MSU Denver: Spent the 2021 season at San Francisco State. All teams from the California Collegiate Athletic Association didn't play in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Did not play in 2022.

High School: All-state honorable mention recipient in 2019. ... 2019 high school all-star futures game participant. ... 2019 All-Centennial League first team. ... Led the state of Colorado in triples with seven in 2019, helping the Bruins to a runner-up finish at the Class 5A state tournament. ... In 2019, batted .493 (33-for-67) with 25 RBIs, 24 runs and nine stolen bases to go with his seven triples and added one double and one homer. ... Had a .580 on-base percentage and .761 slugging percentage for an OPS of 1.341. ... Teammates included future MSU Denver teammate Codi Trebelhorn. ... Didn't play in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. ... Coached by Marc Johnson

Personal: Born Benjamin Taejin Perla in Denver. ... Son of Peter and Vivian Perlan. ... Has a brother, Nate. ... Majoring in psychology, with a minor in human performance and sport.