Kaylee Parker

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Hudson
Hometown:
Lufkin, Texas

2018
Played in 51 of BGSU's 52 games, starting all 51 ... made 47 starts at first base and four at the designated-player spot ... hit .292 and was second on the team with 24 RBI ... had nine doubles, tying her for third on the team, and had a .985 fielding pct., with just three errors in 283 total chances ... hit four home runs and had 61 total bases, ranking fourth on the team in the latter category ... her total of 12 multiple-hit games included three three-hit contests ... was second on the club with eight multi-RBI games ... in MAC games, batted .315 to tie for the team lead, and paced the Falcons in doubles (six), extra-base hits (eight), slugging pct. (.537 - tied for team lead) and fielding pct. (a perfect 1.000 in 139 chances) ... batted .314 in true road games, going 16-for-51 with 11 RBI in those 19 contests ... hit .375 in her first weekend as a Falcon, with six hits and three RBI as BGSU swept five games at the CSU Dome Tournament ... reached base in all five games ... had her first hit as a Falcon in the win over Cleveland State, then was 2-for-3 with an RBI in BG's second victory against Niagara ... capped the weekend by going 3-for-5 with a double, a run and two RBI vs. Robert Morris ... the next weekend, had a run-scoring single in a win over North Texas at the Elon Classic ... the following day, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in BG's win against Elon ... capped the Elon tourney by going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run and three RBI vs. Mount St. Mary's ... on the first day of the Texas Tech tourney in her home state, crushed a two-run homer vs. the Red Raiders ... the next day, was 3-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over New Mexico ... went 3-for-4 with two RBI in the second game of the Abilene Christian DH ... was 3-for-6 on the first day of the Memphis tournament, adding a walk and a sac bunt ... was 2-for-4 with a home run in BG's second win over IUPUI during the Nashville trip ... had a two-out, two-run homer in the seventh inning of BGSU's second game vs. Western Michigan ... with the Falcons down to their last out, hit a two-run shot over the fence in left-center to tie the game at 3-3 ... had an RBI single at Miami, in a game that was halted due to inclement weather and did not count ... had a hit in both ends of the Toledo DH ... hit a whopping .529, going 9-for-17, during BGSU's seven-game winning streak from April 11-23 ... had a slugging pct. of .824 in that time ... was 2-for-3 with a run scored in the first win during that streak, against Miami ... went a combined 4-for-6 with two runs and two RBI in BG's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the opener ... then, had a two-run homer in the second game vs. the Bulls ... had a hit in the series opener at Akron ... the next day, was a perfect 2-for-2 with a walk, a run and an RBI in the opener ... then, had a pair of sacrifice flies to drive in two runs in the series finale ... was hit by a pitch in back-to-back plate appearances in the Falcons' win over Detroit Mercy ... the next evening, had a base hit at Notre Dame ... doubled over the center fielder's head in the opening game of a DH vs. Kent State, then had a sac bunt in the nightcap ... hit .571 in the season-ending three-game series vs. MAC-leading Ohio ... went 4-for-7 at the plate vs. the Bobcats, with a .625 on-base pct. and a slugging pct. of .857 ... was 2-for-3 with a double in each of the first two games of that series, including a 3-2 walk-off win in the series opener ... had a double in each of those two games, and led off the seventh inning of the opener with a base hit as BG went on to score the winning run in that frame ... had a walk in two plate appearances in the final game.

PRIOR TO BGSU
Earned All-America honors at Angelina (Texas) College in 2017 ... hit .438 with 16 homers and 63 RBI, and was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's NJCAA Division-I All-America Team ... had a slugging percentage of .813 ... also earned Region XIV All-Conference First-Team honors for the Lady Roadrunners, who finished the '17 season with a program-record 45 wins ... saw time at first base, in the outfield and at pitcher ... prior to Angelina, attended Pensacola (Fla.) State College.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Hudson H.S. ('14) under coaches Jimmy Eby and Wes Capps ... helped the Hornets to back-to-back state championships, and earned all-state honors three times ... also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kaylee Carrol Parker ... born on August 26, 1996, in Lufkin, Texas ... an exercise science major at BGSU ... daughter of Jennie Parker ... has an older brother, Hunter ... has played travel ball for the Texas Bombers.