{"id":4624,"date":"2010-04-27T11:19:53","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T18:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2010-04-27T12:41:13","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T19:41:13","slug":"perlo-gettin-his-hacks-in-the-old-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/27\/perlo-gettin-his-hacks-in-the-old-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Perlo Gettin&#8217; His Hacks in the Old World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Friends of Adam Perlo should take caution when trying to contact  him for the next couple of months. Until the middle of August any phone  calls to the former Webster Yankee catcher will incur international  charges.<\/p>\n<p>The Fairport, New York native added international experience to his  already impressive resume when the Italian Baseball Federation opened its  season on April 11th.  Perlo, a former Monroe Community College and  Webster Yankee standout, signed to play the 2010 season with Ponte Di  Piave of the Serie A-2 League in Italy. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Perlo takes with him plenty of experience.<\/p>\n<p>In two years <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monroecc.edu\/depts\/athletics\/baseball\/\" target=\"_blank\">at MCC<\/a>, he compiled a .327 average with five home runs  and 49 RBI. MCC won a pair of regional and district championships with  Perlo in the lineup, including the school\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first 40-win season in 2006.  Perlo played a prominent role as the Tribunes advanced to the 2007  NJCAA World Series. The right-hander hit .347 as a sophomore and earned  first team all-region  selection.<\/p>\n<p>Perlo finished his college career with Hofstra University of the  Colonial Athletic Association.  He hit .286 for the Pride and was  nominated as CAA defensive player of the year in 2009. As a freshman,  Perlo hit .323 with a home run and nine RBI in just 31 at bats. He  recorded back-to-back multi-RBI games against George Mason and New York  Tech. Against NYT, Perlo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pinch-hit double scored two runs. Off the  field, he was awarded the CAA Commissioner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Academic Award.<\/p>\n<p>Perlo made 63 starts (most at catcher) over three seasons for the  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hometeamsonline.com\/teams\/?u=WEBSTERYANKEES&amp;s=baseball&amp;t=c\" target=\"_blank\">Webster Yankees<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/nycbl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Collegiate Baseball League.<\/a> He rapped 34  hits and collected 15 RBI. More importantly, Perlo maintained a  fielding percentage of 95. The backstop was perfect in 2007 with 87 put  outs and seven assists in his 94 chances.<\/p>\n<p>Perlo played baseball and football for four years at Fairport High  School. He earned all-county baseball selection for three years and an  All-Greater Rochester selection for football.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his accomplishments going to play in Italy was not easy.  Teams in the Federation typically can have only two foreign players on  their roster and often those spots go to former professional players  from the United States. The Italian Baseball season runs until August  11th. Teams play forty games.<\/p>\n<p>Ponte Di Piave is located just 45 minutes northeast of Venice.<\/p>\n<p>The Webster Yankees open their 2010 home slate on Sunday, June  sixth. First pitch is scheduled for 1p.m. at Basket Road Field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Founded in 1978, the NYCBL is a summer wood-bat development league  for professional baseball. Major League Baseball funds a small portion  of the league\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual budget. The league gives college players, who  have not yet signed a professional contract, the opportunity to develop  skills at a higher level of play, gain experience with wood bats and be  evaluated by scouts. Current major leaguers, Brad Lidge, Dallas Braden,  Tim Hudson and Hunter Pence all spent time playing in the NYCBL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickinsplinters.com\/2009\/07\/12\/nba-splinters-july-12-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickin&#8217; Splinters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends of Adam Perlo should take caution when trying to contact him for the next couple of months. Until the middle of August any phone calls to the former Webster Yankee catcher will incur international charges. 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