Taylor Parker  •  Lefthanded Pitcher  •  Missouri

2003: Threw 26 innings in his 18 appearances ... had a 4.85 ERA ... allowed only two stolen bases in five tries by opponents ... picked off two runners, both in conference games ... pitched 1.1 innings of shutout work in second game of the season against UNC-Wilmington ... pitched five shutout innings in first five showings, including two games of relief work at Texas ... struck out two of three batters in one inning of work on March 14 against Texas ... pitched in relief in two of the three games of the Texas A&M series, recording a combined 1.2 innings of hitless ball ... in only start, against SE Missouri State on April 30, pitched four innings and allowed two runs ... picked up his only save of the year, by getting the final batter out in third game of the Oklahoma State three-game set ... recorded 2.1 innings of shutout work, allowing just two hits, against Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament.

High School: At Bellaire High in Texas had a record of 8-1 in his senior season with an earned-run average of 1.30 … in 43.2 innings of work recorded 37 strikeouts and eight earned runs and 17 walks … team was Texas 5A state champions in 1999 and was district champions all four years Parker was there … earned first-team all-district honors in '02 … and received Knoblauch Scholarship for exceptional play … named Texas academic scholar.

Personal: Born October 2, 1984 , in Houston , Texas … son of Paul and Molly Parker … business major … listed possible career as an orthodontist … loves to play guitar, played three years with a youth group.