Fullerton’s Perry Quits Baseball Team

Rod Perry Jr., who gave up football at USC after knee surgery, has quit the Cal State Fullerton baseball team and plans to resume his college football career next season.

“It comes down to the fact that I genuinely miss football,” Perry said Wednesday. “I’ve realized that not playing football isn’t a good choice for me.”

Perry, a former California high school player of the year for Mater Dei, said he has not decided where he will transfer.

“More than likely, I’ll end up back East, either in the Big Ten or the SEC,” Perry said. “At least, that’s the way I’m leaning now. I’m not closing any options [including USC], but I think it might be better to get a fresh start.”

Perry, a wide receiver, said he decided to quit the Titan baseball team so he could concentrate on making visits to other schools this spring.

Perry has only one hit in his last 27 at-bats, and was hitless in his last 10. He started 11 of Fullerton’s first 13 games in right field but has been in the starting lineup only twice in the last seven games.