Biography
2024: Played in 35 games, earning 25 starts … Also pitched in five contests, striking out seven in five innings of work … Rattled off 25 hits, including five doubles … Drove in 17 runs and scored 17 times … Singled and drove in a run against UNC Pembroke … Had two strikeouts at No. 11 West Florida … Doubled in two and scored against American International … Scored a run in the win at Francis Marion … Singled in two in the victory over Claflin … Tossed a scoreless frame with two strikeouts in the win over the Panthers … Had a season-high three strikeouts at Georgia Southwestern … Doubled at Flagler … Posted a single against the Saints … Singled in two runs at Flagler … Notched two hits, drove in one and scored against Augusta … Had a single and scored against GCSU … Registered three hits, including a double, drove in three and scored twice against the Bobcats … Had a single at Lander … Singled against the Bearcats … Scored a run at Lander … Doubled in a run and scored twice at Augusta … Crossed home twice in the victory over the Jaguars … Singled against North Georgia … Rattled off three hits, drove in one and scored in the win over North Georgia … Rattled off two hits, two RBI and scored twice in the victory over USC Beaufort … Knocked out two hits and scored twice in the victory over USCB … Garnered one hit and one RBI against Georgia Southwestern in the PBC Tournament.
2023: CSC Academic All-District honoree ... Appeared in 53 games, earning 51 starts … Posted 53 hits (tied for second on team) and drove in 28 runs … Scored 28 times … Pitched in 10 games, earned one start and won one game … Went 1-1 on the season… Tossed 16 innings … Struck out 13 batters … Doubled in a pair of runs and scored in the season-opening win over Carson-Newman … Went two-for-three with a solo home run, a single, two runs, one RBI, and two stolen bases in win over Carson-Newman … Singled twice and scored a run in the season opening series finale win against Carson-Newman … Singled and drove in a run at Newberry … Singled and scored in the win over the Wolves … Notched two hits and scored in the win over Francis Marion … Singled, drove in one and scored in the win at North Georgia … Homered and collected three RBI in the win over North Georgia … Went three-for-four with a double, two runs, two RBI, a stolen base and a walk in the final game of the three-game sweep of North Georgia … Singled and collected an RBI in the suspended game against Embry-Riddle … Singled and scored a run in extra-inning game three of the series against Embry-Riddle … Collected an RBI in game one against the Sand Sharks … Singled in game two against USC Beaufort … Went two-for-four with an RBI in the win in final game of series versus the Sand Sharks … Stole a base in the win over Francis Marion Patriots … Went three-for-four with a double and an RBI in the win over the Coker Cobras … Earned first win of the season with 2.1 innings pitched giving up a run on three hits with a strikeout in series final against Flagler … Singled, scored a run and walked twice in the top-25 contest against Newberry … Went two-for-three in 1-0 game against No. 4 CSU … Went two-for-four with two runs in the game two win over Cougars … Singled twice in series-finale win against the Cougars … Doubled, singled and scored a run against Coker … Singled twice in game against Young Harris … Doubled and collected an RBI in game two against the Mountain Lions … Doubled and scored a run in series finale win against Young Harris while also pitching one inning giving up a walk … Pitched two innings of relief in the game one run-rule shortened win over Claflin giving up no hits or runs while striking out four … Scored a run in the game two win over Claflin … Singled, scored a run, collected an RBI and a stolen base in the series finale against Claflin … Singled in the game one doubleheader win against Augusta … Scored a run in the series finale against Augusta and pitched an inning striking out one … Started and worked two innings in away-game at Belmont Abbey giving up six runs on seven hits with a strikeout … Singled and collected an RBI in game one against Georgia Southwestern … Singled in game two against Georgia Southwestern and pitched an inning of relief giving up four runs on three hits with a strikeout and a walk … Singled, scored a run and stole a base in series finale win against Georgia Southwestern … Hit a three-run home run on two-for-four hitting with two runs and three RBI and pitched an inning in the win over Southern Wesleyan … Singled and tallied an RBI in the game one win over GCSU … Went three-for-four with a run scored and pitched a third of an inning giving up a run and a hit in series-finale against GCSU … Singled and had two RBI in win over Erskine … Collected an RBI and pitched 2.2 frames allowing two runs on three hits and striking out two in game one against Lander … Doubled twice and scored two runs in game two against Lander … Hit two singles, scored a run, collected an RBI and stole a base in the round one win over Lander in PBC Tournament … Hit a double, a single, scored a run and posted an RBI in bracket semifinal against the Mountain Lions … Scored a run and pitched 2.2 innings allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits while striking out three in bracket finals loss to YHC.
2022: Appeared in 12 games as a pitcher … Tallied a pair of saves and recorded 45 strikeouts on the year … Struck out five in two innings of work in the win at UNC Pembroke … Worked four frames, striking out four, in the series-clinching victory over the Mocs … Struck out two against the No. 2 Spartans … Worked 2.1 innings at Newberry … Scored a run in the win over No. 14 Newberry … Had two strikeouts at No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne … Recorded three scoreless innings, picking up four strikeouts in the win over Coker … Came in as a pinch runner and scored in the win at Flagler … Worked 3.0 innings, striking out five, in the victory over Augusta at SRP Park … Singled in the win over Claflin … Scored a run in the win over CU … Recorded two strikeouts, picking up the save, in the win over Augusta … Singled and struck out seven at YHC … Worked three innings and had six strikeouts to get the save against North Georgia … Struck out three in two innings of work in the win at Lander … Struck out three in five innings of work against GC in the PBC Tournament.
High School: Attended Camden County H.S. … Two-time all-region selection … Posted a .356 batting average and a .435 OBP as a senior … Registered 26 hits and scored 19 runs … Student-athlete award winner … A honor roll student … Student Body President … Principal’s Award winner.
Personal: Luke Parker was born Oct. 20 in Tampa, Fla. … Son of Brian and Kristi Parker … Has five siblings … Majoring in finance.
