Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors
-2025 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
- 2025 All-Patriot League Second Team (C)
- 2025 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Feb. 24, March 17)
 
Career Highs:
Runs: 2, eight times, MR: vs. Army (5/11/25)
Hits: 3, five times, MR: vs. Lafayette (4/5/25)
RBI: 4, vs. Sacred Heart (3/2/25)
Stolen Bases: 1, five times, MR: vs. Army (5/11/25)
Hit Streak: 4 games, three times (MR: 4/27/25-5/4/25)
 
2025 (Freshman)
- Patriot League Rookie of the Year
- All-Patriot League Second Team (Catcher)
- Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on February 24 and March 17
- Played in 50 games with 47 starts, including starting 35 games behind the plate
- Led Navy with a .307 batting average and a .439 on-base percentage, with that .439 clip ranking 10th in the Patriot League
- Paced the team with 32 RBI and 31 walks while finishing second in homers (5) and runs scored (33)
- Batted .329 in conference play to rank ninth in the PL, scoring 14 times and driving in 14 more runs across 25 league games
- Hit first homer as part of two-hit contest in Navy’s home-opening win over Manhattan (Feb. 25)
- Tallied a career-high four RBI and his first three-hit game in the March 2 against Sacred Heart
- Racked up three hits and two RBI in the Star Series opener against Army (March 15)
- Collected three hits and three RBI in the March 22 win over Bucknell to help claim the series
- Notched four RBI and four runs scored over the Patriot League Semifinals series with Army (May 10-11), tallying three hits and four walks on the weekend including a home run

High School
- Spent the 2023-24 academic year at the Salisbury School, which is a Naval Academy Foundation school
- Was a member of the Salisbury School’s baseball team alongside Navy teammates Mikey Plummer and Drew Stark, winning the Western New England Prep Baseball League in 2024
- Named the 2024 WNEPBL Pitcher of the Year and to the All-New England First Team
- Salisbury teammate of UMass’ Gavin O’Brien and Central Connecticut State’s Pierce Cowles
- Played three seasons at West Ranch High School
- Earned all-league first team honors and named Offensive Player of the Year as a junior
- Picked to the 2023 All-State Southern Section Team and first-team all-league as a senior
- Named a Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All-American in 2021, 2022 and 2023
- Teammate at West Ranch with UCLA’s James Hepp
- Also played one year of football at West Ranch, winning the Foothill League in 2022
 
Personal
- Son of Frank and Lynda DePerno
- Has one brother, Luke