Michael Parks - Baseball - University of Evansville Athletics

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2022

Made 12 appearances out of the UE bullpen in his fourth year with the Purple Aces’ program
Went 0-1 with a 4.85 ERA in 13.0 innings of work, with 11 strikeouts
Threw a season-high 2.2 innings of two-hit, scoreless relief at #10 N.C. State in his season-debut, striking out a season-best four men (2/19/22)
Also pitched one inning at #5 Vanderbilt four days later (2/23/22), but would not pitch again until April
Made his return to the mound with a scoreless inning against Southern Illinois (4/9/22)
Recorded four-straight scoreless outings from April 16 to May 7 at Missouri State (0.1 IP – 4/16/22) and against Belmont (1.0 IP – 4/26/22), Bradley (1.1 IP – 5/1/22) and Illinois State (0.2 IP – 5/7/22)
Threw a scoreless ninth inning against Indiana State to nail down UE’s 9-1 win over the Sycamores at the MVC Tournament (5/25/22)
Also worked 2.0 innings against Dallas Baptist in the MVC Tournament, allowing a run on two hits, while striking out three (5/27/22)

2021

Made a team-high 23 appearances out of the UE bullpen
Went 0-3 with a save and a 5.88 ERA, striking out 31 men in 33.2 innings of work
Held teams to a .221 batting average against
Made eight scoreless relief appearances
Threw a season-high 3.2 innings against Western Illinois, giving up two runs on two hits, while striking out a season-best five men (3/7/21)
Needed just 18 pitches to toss 2.1 scoreless innings of one-hit baseball, while striking out two in UE’s 7-3 win at Southern Illinois (3/14/21)
Tossed a perfect 3.1 innings of scoreless relief to earn his lone save of the year against Xavier (3/27/21)
Worked 2.0 no-hit scoreless innings against Dallas Baptist with a walk and a strikeout (5/1/21)

2020

Pitched in eight of UE’s 16 games as a sophomore
Went 0-1 with a save and a 10.80 ERA
Recorded seven strikeouts against just one walk in 10.0 innings of work
Nine of his 12 runs allowed came in two outings – in the other six outings, posted a 3.38 ERA
Went a season-high 4.0 no-hit innings at Charleston, striking out a season-high four men (3/7/20)
Earned the first-ever save at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium by tossing a perfect ninth inning against Indiana in UE’s 5-4 win (3/10/20)
Retired the final 15 men he faced in order

2019

Ranked fifth in the MVC with a team-high 27 appearances as a true freshman
Also tied for fifth in the MVC with six saves
Went 2-2 with a 4.04 ERA, while tying with Austin Allinger for the team-lead with six saves
Struck out 41 against just 15 walks in 49.0 innings of work
Threw a career-high 5.2 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief with four strikeouts against Indiana State in the MVC Tournament (5/22/19)
Made 14 scoreless relief appearances, with seven coming in MVC play
Opened his UE career throwing 8.0 scoreless innings over the span of five appearances, before giving up a home run at Creighton (3/15/19)
Made his UE debut at Mercer (2/15/19), and his scoreless-inning stretch to open the year included a 1.0-inning outing at #1 Vanderbilt (2/20/19)
Earned his first career save against Little Rock with 3.0 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief (2/25/19)
Also earned saves in non-conference play against Boston College (3/1/19) and SIUE (3/27/19)
Earned his first collegiate victory at Bradley with 1.2 innings of two-hit, scoreless relief (3/29/19)
Tossed 2.0 innings of no-hit relief, striking out a season-best four men against Dallas Baptist to earn his first MVC save (4/5/19)
Also earned saves in MVC play against Indiana State (4/20/19) and at Valparaiso (4/28/19)

PREP

Helped St. Mary’s High School to a state runner-up finish in 2018
Named the Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2018, going 3-0 with a 1.87 ERA in three playoff starts, including a complete-game victory in the state semifinals
Also lettered in hockey for the Dragons
Led St. Mary’s with 20 goals and 11 assists on the hockey rink as a junior
Named to the Mid-States Club Hockey Association’s All-Star game as a senior

PERSONAL

Son of Kim and Hayden Parks
Has an older brother, Rob
His older brother, Rob, pitched two years at SIUE (2020-21)
Rob led SIUE with 26 appearances out of the bullpen in 2021, going 0-2 with a 4.30 ERA and three saves in 37.2 innings of work
Graduated from UE last May, and is pursuing his Master's Degree in Leadership
Hobbies include golf
Lists hockey as his second-best sport
Favorite food is chicken
Lists his hidden talent as juggling

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