Parker, Jimmy

Parker was a 1988 graduate of Brooks High School. He played baseball and basketball. In basketball he made the All-County and All-Area teams his senior year. He was a standout baseball player. As a pitcher his freshman season he made the Times Daily 4A-6A Baseball Honorable Mention, as a sophomore he made the 2nd Team, as a junior the 1st team and his senior year the 1st team as well as the Times Daily 4A-6A Baseball MVP. His senior season he was the winning pitcher in game one of the 4A State Championship and the team finished as Runner-Up in the Championship game. He was a .353 career hitter. He threw two no hitters in high school. He had 35 career wins, 9 losses, 3 saves, 351 strikeouts, and an ERA of 1.66. He played baseball at Calhoun for two seasons then one season at the University of Alabama. At Calhoun he was name the AJCC All-Division Pitcher both year and Calhoun’s Most Valuable Player. At Calhoun he had 16 wins, 6 losses, 160 strikeouts, and an ERA of 2.61. At Alabama he had 2 wins, 1 loss, and 2 saves.