Parker Byrd

Height:
5-9
Weight:
183
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Laurinburg
High School:
Scotland
Major:
Management

2024: Appeared in three games with two at bats … Drew a walk in his first collegiate plate appearance in the season-opening win over Rider, becoming one of the few Division I baseball players to play in a game with a prosthetic leg … Also appeared in games against Columbia (March 15) and Elon (April 9).

2023: Did not compete in any games due to injury.

Scotland High School: Four-year varsity letterman for head coach Greg Wrape … Recorded a .383 batting average with 31 hits, 27 RBIs and 21 runs scored his senior season … Rated the 328th overall prospect and 75th-best shortstop nationally as well as the 20th-rated recruit and second-best shortstop in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Assigned a Perfect Game grade of 9 (potential top 10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect) … Garnered High School OT North Carolina Third Team All-State honors in 2022 … Tabbed a Perfect Game Preseason Honorable Mention All-American all four years of his prep career while earning Preseason All-Atlantic Region First-Team accolades in 2021 and 2022 … Helped the South Charlotte Panthers win the 2018 PGBA 14U Coastal Summer Championship, 2018 PG Super25 14U North Carolina Super Qualifier and 2018 WWBA Freshman World Championship titles … Was the Tournament Most Valuable Pitcher at the 2018 PGBA 14U Coastal Summer Championship … Designated to the Showcase Top Prospect Team at the 2020 Atlantic Coast Prospect Showcase where he was deemed to have the second-fastest infield velo … Collected All-Tournament Team honors at the 2021 WWBA World Round Robin, 2021 WWBA World Championship, 2021 17U BCS National Championship, 2020 WWBA Underclass World Championship, 2020 PG 16U Southeast World Series, 2019 WWBA Sophomore World Championship, 2019 WWBA 15U National Championship, 2019 PG 15U World Series, 2018 PGBA 14U Coastal Summer Championship, 2018 PG Super25 14U North Carolina Super Qualifier, 2018 WWBA Freshman World Championship, 2018 WWBA 14U National Championship, 2017 PG 14U Fall World Series Qualifier, 2017 PG Super25 14U Fall North Carolina Super Qualifier, 2017 13U PG Series Classic, 2016 PG Super25 12U North Carolina Super Qualifier, 2016 12U PG Series Classic and 2020 Atlantic Coast Prospect Showcase.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Mitzi Byrd … Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2023-Present) … Named to the 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.