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2023 Baseball

3 Matt Parks

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Three Springs, Pa.
  • High School Southern Huntingdon
  • Position IF

Biography

2023: D3baseball.com All-Region 4 First Team ... ABCA/Rawlings All-Region 4 Second Team ... United East All-Conference First Team ... Ranked fifth in the nation in walks (49) … Ranks 13th in the country in runs (63) … Finished his career ranked third among active Division III players in total walks (138) … Became the program's all-time leader in walks (122) in a win at Wells (4/21) ... Slashed .320/.471/.577 with a 1.048 OPS … Had 54 hits, including 11 doubles, seven home runs, and a pair of triples … Drove in 50 runs and stole 14 bases … Hit a three-run home run - the 25th long ball of his career - in an 8-2 win over No. 1 Salisbury (4/23) ... Hit a home run and added a double in a 14-6 victory over Susquehanna (3/28) … United East Scholar-Athlete ... Team captain.

 

2022: ABCA/Rawlings All-Region 4 Second Team … D3baseball.com All-Region 4 Second Team … United East All-Conference First Team ... Named the United East Championship Tournament MVP after slashing .706/.808/1.235 with a 2.043 OPS, a grand slam, four doubles, nine RBI, 11 runs scored, and nine walks across five tournament games … Appeared in all 47 games during the 2022 campaign … Slashed .348/.516/.683 with a stellar 1.199 OPS on the year … Ranked fourth in the nation in walks (49) … Ranked 44th in the nation in home runs (12) … Became the 12th player in program history to record 100 career hits … Racked up 56 hits, including 16 doubles and a triple … Scored 57 runs and drove in 52 more … Stole 11 bases … Racked up 110 total bases … Had 68 assists and 36 putouts from his corner infield position … Hit a walk-off solo home run in the 10th inning of an early-season victory over Penn State Abington (3/20) … Hit a pair of home runs in a win over regionally-ranked Lebanon Valley (4/20) … Hit a grand slam in a United East Championship Series victory over Penn State Abington (5/11). 

 

2021: ABCA/Rawlings Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team ... D3baseball.com Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team ... North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) All-Conference First Team ... Named the NEAC Baseball Player of the Week (4/19) ... NEAC Scholar-Athlete ... Appeared in all 38 games during his breakout junior campaign ... Slashed .380/.497/.628 with an impressive 1.125 OPS … Racked up 52 hits on the year, including seven home runs, nine doubles, and a pair of triples … Scored 42 runs and drove in 40 more … Walked 30 times and stole nine bases … Racked up 86 total bases on the spring … Drove in the game-winning run with a walk-off single in the NEAC Championship Game victory over Penn State Abington (5/16) ... Hit a walk-off grand slam to seal a victory over No. 15 Shenandoah (4/14) … Homered twice and drove in four runs in a win at Lancaster Bible (4/10).

 

2020Appeared in 11 games, making 43 plate appearances during his sophomore season … Had seven hits, including one double ... Scored three runs and drove in three more … Recorded a .349 on-base percentage … Finished with 20 assists and one putout from his infield position ... Season cut short due to COVID-19.

 

2019: Appeared in 18 games during his freshman campaign … Slashed .381/.536/.381 with a .917 OPS in 21 at-bats during his rookie season … Had eight hits on the year … Scored four runs and drove in three more … Singled and scored a run during an NCAA Tournament game against Tufts (5/17).

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019Freshman

    IF
    6'1" 0 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020Sophomore

    IF
    6'2" 200 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Junior

    IF
    6'2" 200 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022Junior

    IF
    6'2" 200 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Senior

    IF
    6'2" 215 lbs
    3