Parker Noland
- position Infielder
- height 6-1
- weight 208
- class Fifth Year
- B/T L/R
- Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.
- High school Farragut HS
- Previous School Vanderbilt
- position Infielder
- height 6-1
- weight 208
- class Fifth Year
- B/T L/R
- Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.
- High school Farragut HS
- Previous School Vanderbilt
Parker Noland Bio
AWARDS
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
FIFTH YEAR (2024)
- Played and started in 61 games for the Gamecocks in 2024
- Scored 45 runs and had 12 doubles, three home runs, 33 RBI and walked 41 times
- Hit .288 with seven doubles and 13 RBI in SEC games
- Had 16 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances
- Homered and drove in a pair in a win over Belmont (Feb. 23)
- Had a home run and scored a pair in a win at Florida (April 12)
- Drove in three runs in a pair of SEC Tournament games vs. LSU (May 23, 25)
- Walked three times and scored a pair in a win over ETSU (May 1)
- Had a 14-game hit streak and a 24-game reached base streak during the year
- Had two RBI and two walks in a win over Arkansas (April 20)
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Played four seasons at Vanderbilt, where he appeared in 192 games, driving in 119 runs with 60 extra-base hits
- Hit .277 as a senior at Vandy with 12 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 39 RBI
- Became the first Commodore and fifth SEC player to hit two grand slams in one game in a win over Mississippi State
- Drove in 11 runs in that win over the Bulldogs
- Walk-off single in a 17-inning win over Evansville (March 8, 2023)
- Had 15 doubles, seven home runs and 43 RBI as a sophomore in 2021, helping Vandy to a runner-up finish at the College World Series
- Started 66 of Vandy’s 67 games as a sophomore
- Had five multi-hit games as a freshman in the shortened 2020 season
- SEC Co-Player of the Week (March 27, 2023)
- Selected in the 31st round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins
- Played high school baseball at Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tenn.
- Tennessee Mr. Baseball (2018)
- Knox Sports Award Player of the Year (2019)
- Posted highest single-season average in Farragut history (.520) as a junior
- Had a career .481 average in high school
- Helped Farragut to a 2019 AAA state title
- Was on the Superintendent Honor Roll all four years
PERSONAL
- Born on March 23, 2001
- Son of Connie and Gerald Noland
- Brother, Tyler, played baseball at Volunteer State and South Alabama
- Pursuing a Master’s degree in coaching education at Carolina
- Graduated with a degree in human and organizational development
