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Outfielder Dylan Perry is embracing the underdog <\/span><\/span>mentality during his time with the Larks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dylan finished his first season at Kaskaskia College where <\/span><\/span>he drove in 11 runs on 21 hits and came around to score <\/span><\/span>11 times. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n After signing a temporary contract at the beginning of the season, Dylan has signed a deal for the remainder of the season. Nonetheless, Dylan <\/span><\/span>is looking to earn his place on the Larks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t have many opportunities coming out of my first <\/span><\/span>year in college and when I got the call from Coach \u201cI was always moving around growing up,\u201d Dylan said. \u201cMy <\/span><\/span>family and I moved eight times, and I loved experiencing <\/span><\/span>new places. I\u2019m used to being away from home going to school at Kaskaskia College in Illinois. I also love to <\/span><\/span>travel and I hope I get the opportunity to move around when I\u2019m older.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dylan has already started nine games and been on base 16 times in 32 official at-bats (as of June 24). He has <\/span><\/span>seven hits, nine walks, and an on-base percentage (OBP) of .390. In the field, Dylan primarily plays left field <\/span><\/span>where he has made 22 plays and four diving catches this year. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dylan has a true old-school mentality when it comes to baseball. That being said, Dylan isn\u2019t playing just <\/span><\/span>because of his love for the game. Dylan considers himself a man of faith and never takes an opportunity for <\/span><\/span>granted. In fact, he even performs a small tribute before every at-bat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very invested in my faith,\u201d Dylan said. \u201cI try to use my platform to spread God\u2019s word. Before every at-bat, I <\/span><\/span>carve a cross into the dirt behind home plate and thank God for giving me the opportunity to play the game <\/span><\/span>that I love.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This story appears in the Larks fifth edition of the FREE Playball program.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Outfielder Dylan Perry is embracing the underdog mentality during his time with the Larks. Dylan finished his first season […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":18362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n[Will] <\/span><\/span>Flynt there was no way I was passing it up. I love this game, <\/span><\/span>and all I want to do is play,\u201d Dylan said. <\/span><\/span>The Naples, Florida native is certainly far from home, but <\/span><\/span>it\u2019s nothing that he’s not used to.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n