Paige Parker
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamUtah
ConferencePac-12
Biographical details
Born (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28)
Independence, Missouri
Playing career
2015–2018Oklahoma Sooners
2018USSSA Pride
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2019William Jewell College (asst.)
2020Oklahoma (VA)
2020–2021Tulsa (asst.)
2021–presentUtah (asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Paige Nicole Parker (born January 24, 1996) is an American, former collegiate four-time All-American, professional softball pitcher and current assistant head coach at Utah.[1][2][3][4][5] She played college softball at Oklahoma, and won back-to-back National Championships with the Sooners in 2016 and 2017. Parker is a career record holder for perfect games (4) for the school and also ranks top-10 in the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA Division I for the same category.[6][7][8] She was drafted sixth overall in the 2018 NPF Draft and went on to play for the USSSA Pride.

Playing career

She attended Truman High School[9][10] in Independence, Missouri.[11][12] She later attended the University of Oklahoma, where she pitched for the Oklahoma Sooners softball team.[13][14][15] Parker led the Sooners to back-to-back Women's College World Series championships in 2016 and 2017.[16][17]

Parker was drafted sixth overall in the 2018 NPF Draft and went on to play for the USSSA Pride.[18]

Coaching career

On October 5, 2018, Parker was named assistant coach for William Jewell College softball team.[19]

On September 18, 2019, Parker was named volunteer assistant coach for Oklahoma.[20]

On July 31, 2020, Parker was named assistant coach for Tulsa.[21]

On August 13, 2021, Parker was named assistant coach for Utah.[22]

Career Statistics

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2015 28 7 42 31 23 9 3 217.0 129 56 51 57 224 1.64 0.85
2016 38 3 47 36 32 14 0 252.1 174 69 59 68 269 1.64 0.96
2017 26 5 44 31 15 6 2 210.1 136 54 43 47 262 1.43 0.87
2018 31 3 41 35 10 8 1 187.2 101 24 22 38 213 0.82 0.74
TOTALS 123 18 174 133 80 37 6 867.1 540 203 175 210 968 1.41 0.86

References

  1. ^ "Paige Parker". Tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. ^ "2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. ^ "2016 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  4. ^ "2017 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  5. ^ "2018 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma 2019 Media Guide". Issuu.com. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  7. ^ "Big 12 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  8. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  9. ^ Goodwin, Shaun (June 4, 2018). "Former Truman High softball pitcher caps historic collegiate career at Oklahoma". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Althaus, Bill (December 30, 2017). "Truman grad Parker comes back home to workout". The Examiner. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Echlin, Greg (June 4, 2017). "Independence Pitcher Paige Parker Heads To Another College Softball World Series". KCUR. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  12. ^ McKelvey, John (April 7, 2018). "Parker doesn't let her knees, or anything else, slow her down". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Horning, Clay (June 2, 2018). "A Paige for the ages". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  14. ^ McKelvey, John (May 30, 2018). "As Oklahoma prepares for history, Paige Parker could make some of her own". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  15. ^ Hosler, Corbin (April 15, 2015). "Parker has learned quickly as Sooner ace". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  16. ^ Hays, Graham (May 17, 2018). "Three formative weekends in the life of Oklahoma's Paige Parker". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  17. ^ "Paige Parker throws shutout as Oklahoma stays alive in WCWS". USA Today. June 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  18. ^ "Oklahoma softball: Paige Parker drafted by USSSA Pride with No. 6 overall pick". oudaily.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  19. ^ "Paige Parker Added to Jewell Softball Coaching Staff". jewellcardinals.com. October 5, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  20. ^ "STAR-STUDDED STAFF IN NORMAN". SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Get to Know Assistant Softball Coach Paige Parker". tulsahurricane.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  22. ^ "Softball Adds Paige Parker to Coaching Staff". pac-12.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

External links


Oklahoma Sooners 2016 Women's College World Series Champions
Oklahoma Sooners 2017 Women's College World Series Champions
USSSA Pride 2018 National Pro Fastpitch Champions
Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player
NFCA National Freshman of the Year
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