Five of Peter Perkins’ family members attended the University of Washington and he wanted in, as well.

On Nov. 14, the Bear Creek senior baseball player signed his national letter of intent to play with the Huskies and continue the family Montlake tradition.

“It’s a dream come true,” said Perkins, who saw the UW baseball diamond becoming clearer in his mind when he started getting recruited. “I’ll just go in and do whatever they ask me to do. I’ll pinch hit, run, play whatever position they want me to play.”

The 6-foot-3 Perkins plays left and right field and some first base for the combined Bear Creek-Overlake team — dubbed the Growls — in the 1A Emerald City League. He was the league’s co-most valuable player the last two seasons and was a first-team all-state selection last year.

Hitting from the right side of the plate, Perkins batted .478 last season with 33 hits, 34 RBIs, 13 doubles, six home runs and one triple. As a sophomore, he hit at a .508 clip.

Perkins hits every day — often in the backyard batting cage he assembled — trains at FM Sports in Redmond and plays club ball for Taylor Baseball out of Issaquah.

He’s got a four-pronged game plan when he hits the field:

“You’ve got to be strong, fast and agile,” he said. “And most important is the mental game.”