Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Mike Perkins, a 1982 graduate, is the principal in the Keppel School District in Palmdale, Calif. He began his teaching career at Tuttle High School in Tuttle.
 
The Alva native played first base, pitcher and catcher for Ranger baseball teams from 1977-81. He was a four-time, all-conference selection and was twice voted to the All-District IX squad.
 
Perkins, whose father Cecil was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 following successful years as a coach and athletic director at Northwestern, had a career average of .329 with 186 hits. His senior year was his best season statistically as he flirted with a .400 batting average before settling with a .392 mark in 1981. He was named an NAIA All-American honorable mention selection that year.
 
During his junior year in 1979, Perkins pitched a no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against Central State and then got behind the plate to catch the second game. That year the Ranger baseball team set a record for wins in a season at 34.
 
Mike and his wife, Diana (Jakubek), have two children, Megan and Dillon.