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Butler University Athletics

2019 Baseball Roster

Zach Bolinger
Brent Smith
Brent Smith

1 Zach Parker

  • Position C
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Park Ridge, Ill.
  • Highschool Maine South

Biography

2019 – Senior Season: Played in 37 games, making 35 starts… Held a .244 batting average, recording 29 hits in 119 at-bats… Hit seven doubles, one triple and two home runs… Scored 22 runs… Posted 13 RBI… Ended the year with 44 total bases… Walked 24 times to raise his on-base percentage to .417… Great behind the plate with a .988 fielding percentage… First home run of the season came vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (March 10)… Homered at Xavier (April 18)… Went 4-for-5 at the plate vs. Creighton with two doubles and three runs scored (April 12)… Came up with two doubles at Valparaiso (March 23).

2018 – Junior Season: Played in 35 games, making 24 starts behind the plate… Came up with 17 hits in 74 at-bats to post a .230 batting average… Shared the team lead in triples with four… Hit six doubles… Posted a .419 slugging percentage… Scored 14 runs… Recorded 15 RBI… Ended the year with 31 total bases… Walked 11 times to boost his on-base percentage to .366… Stole three bases… Great behind the plate with a .988 fielding percentage… Made 213 putouts and 29 assists in the field… Hit .294 vs. conference foes… Played in nine games, making seven starts in league play… Stole a base in his debut vs. Lehigh (Feb. 16)… Hit a triple vs. Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 18)… Went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, two stolen bases and two runs scored in the win over St. Peter’s (March 2)… Recorded a season-high five RBI vs. St. Peter’s going 2-for-2 from the plate with a double and a triple (March 4)… Hit an RBI double in the home opener vs. Fort Wayne (March 9)… Hit a triple in game two of a doubleheader at Indiana (March 30)… Hit an RBI double vs. Morehead State (April 11)… Helped BU defeat Villanova by going 1-for-2 from the plate with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI (April 13)… Got the start vs. Illinois State and responded with two hits, two RBI and two runs scored (April 28)… Hit an RBI double vs. Xavier (May 4)… Scored a season-high three runs at Eastern Michigan (May 15)… Hit a triple at St. John’s (May 18).

2016 - Freshman Season: Played baseball at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill... played in 12 games, starting in seven... Hit .414 with a home run and three doubles 

High School: Two-year starter at Maine South High School for coach Bill Milano... Two-time Central Suburban League All-Conference selection... All-Area as a senior... Two-time team captain... Hit .374 as a senior with 29 runs scored, 10 doubles, five triples and 20 RBIs... Off the field was a CSL Scholar Athlete 

Personal: Son of Dan and Katie Parker... brother of outfielder Gehrig Parker and has a sister named Kylie... double-majoring in marketing and risk management 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2018Junior

    C/OF
    5'11" 175 lbs
    18
  • 1

    2019Redshirt Junior

    C
    5'11" 195 lbs
    1
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