John Parke
- position Lhp
- height 6-3
- weight 215
- class Junior
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Greenville HS
- position Lhp
- height 6-3
- weight 215
- class Junior
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Greenville HS
John Parke Bio
AWARDS/HONORS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Fall 2013 Dean’s List
2017 (JUNIOR)
- Went 2-1 with an 8.53 ERA in 14 appearances with a pair of starts, allowed 24 earned runs on 35 hits in 25.1 innings with nine walks to 21 strikeouts
- Earned win in relief in 4-3 victory vs. Presbyterian (5/9); allowed just one run on two hits in a career-high 4.1 innings with no walks and four strikeouts
- Allowed four runs on five hits in 3.1 innings in 9-4 loss to Kentucky (4/30)
- One perfect inning of relief in 7-5 loss at Florida (4/22)
- Two scoreless innings of relief to earn a win in 4-2 victory vs. Alabama (3/26)
- 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in 3-0 win vs. Charleston Southern (3/22)
- Earned first career save in 12-5 win vs. The Citadel (3/7) allowing just one run on three hits with two walks and a career-high five strikeouts
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
- Made 11 relief appearances, went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 9.1 innings, allowed two runs, both unearned on five hits with 10 walks and 10 strikeouts, opponents hit .152 against him
- 3.1 scoreless innings with just two hits allowed, two walks and a career-high three strikeouts to earn a win in 17-0 victory over USC Upstate (5/12)
- Struck out lone batter he faced in 7-5 loss to Winthrop (3/17)
- 0.2 perfect innings of relief in 7-0 win over Miami (Ohio) (3/7)
- First career win with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout in 10-4 win over Charleston Southern (3/3)
- One scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in 7-0 loss vs. Clemson (3/2)
- 1.1 innings of relief with career-high two strikeouts in 11-4 loss at Clemson (2/27)
- 0.1 scoreless with a strikeout in 6-3 loss to College of Charleston (2/13)
2014 (FRESHMAN)
- Four relief appearances with 3.1 innings pitched
- Struck out lone batter he faced in 8-0 win vs. Davidson (4/22)
- One scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 9-2 win at Furman (4/8)
- One perfect inning of relief in 13-0 win over Brown (3/8)
- One scoreless inning of relief in 7-1 win over Stetson (3/4)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Rated No. 6 best overall prospect in South Carolina and No. 415 overall in the nation for 2013 MLB Draft by Baseball America
- Rated No. 9 best high school prospect in South Carolina and No. 359 best high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game USA
- Rated No. 1 left-handed pitcher in South Carolina and No. 10 best high school prospect in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
- 2013 South Carolina AAA All-State team
- Played for Upstate Mavericks 17U Black AAU team
PERSONAL
- Born on January 3, 1995
- Parents are Charles and Kathy Parke
- Major is interdisciplinary studies