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Talented catcher and poweful hitter who is recognized as one of the top catchers in the nation ... Excellent athlete with tremendous tools who has the potential to be a early round selection in the Major League baseball draft in June ... Saw extensive action as a rookie in 2000, before spending much of his sophomore season on the bench with various injuries ... Understands how to handle a pitching staff and has a superb throwing arm ... A pre-season all-America pick by Baseball America in both 2000 and 2001 ... A sixth-round choice of the New York Mets in the 1998 major league draft ... Ranked 11th among all collegiate prospects for the upcoming 2002 draft by Baseball America ... Career in NCAA Tournament: 1-for-12 (.083), one home run, three RBI. 2001: Saw his season interrupted twice by injuries ... Broke his thumb late in Tech’s win over Oakland on Feb. 28, which kept him out of action for more than a month ... Returned to the diamond on April 4, but managed just 14 at-bats before fracturing his wrist when being hit by a pitch against Wake Forest on April 14 ... Did not return to active duty for the rest of the season ... Was one of 19 invitees to the 2001 USA Baseball Trials held in Tucson, Ariz. in June ... Saw action in 16 games, including 12 as a starter during the season ... Went 3-for-5 in Tech’s win at Georgia on Feb. 21 ... Belted his lone home run of the season against Elon in Tech’s home opener on Feb. 23 ... Posted five consecutive multi-RBI games in February between Feb. 17-24 ... Spent the summer playing with Wareham of the Cape Cod League, where he was tabbed as the No. 19 prospect in that league by a vote of the head coaches. 2000: Multi-talented athlete who saw action behind the plate, at first base, and as the DH ... Started 12 games at catcher, 27 games at first base, and seven as the DH ... Opened his career in grand style with two home runs in the season opener at Georgia Southern on Feb. 12 ... Homered in the NCAA Atlanta Regional championship game vs. Stetson ... Ranked third on the squad with 11 home runs, and ranked seventh in the ACC in home runs per game ... Scored four times and drove in five runs against Oakland on Feb. 21 ... Finished the year with 12 multiple RBI games and 10 mulit-hit games ... Batted .282 with runners in scoring position ... Spent the summer following the season playing with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League where he was voted as the starting catcher in the league’s All-Star Game ... With wood bats, he hit .272 with 10 doubles and also stole 18 bases. High School: Starting catcher on Georgia’s class AAAA champions and the top-ranked high school team in the country by USA Today at Lassiter High School ... Helped Lassiter to a 35-2 record and a 33-game winning streak as a senior ... Hit .391 as a senior with 13 homers and 44 RBI ... Winner of the 1998 Lassiter MVP award when he batted .360 with eight homers and 32 RBI ... Three-year letterman for coach Mickey McMurtry, served as team captain two years ... Helped the East Cobb Yankees to the Connie Mack World Series in 1999 with a .380 average, 21 HR and 85 RBI. Personal: Full name is Tyler Keith Parker ... Born May 13, 1981 ... Son of Barry and Phyllis Parker ... Majoring in Management. Career Statistics Year G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO SB-A Fld% 2000 53-47 185 32 44 .238 8 0 11 41 85 .459 19 50 5-7 .983 2001 16-12 52 13 17 .327 5 0 1 16 25 .481 4 15 3-4 1.000 Totals 69-59 237 45 61 .257 13 0 12 57 110 .464 23 65 8-11 .986 |
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