Paige Parker (softball)

American softball player and coach

Paige ParkerCurrent position

Title| Assistant coach
Team| Utah
Conference| Pac-12
Biographical details
Born|  (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28)
Independence, Missouri
Playing career
2015–2018| Oklahoma Sooners
2018| USSSA Pride
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2019| William Jewell College (asst.)
2020| Oklahoma (VA)
2020–2021| Tulsa (asst.)
2021–present| Utah (asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

* NFCA National Freshman of the Year (2015)
* WCWS Most Outstanding Player (2016)
* 4× Big 12 Pitcher of the Year (2015–2018)

Paige Nicole Parker (born January 24, 1996) is an American, former collegiate four-time All-American, professional softball pitcher and current assistant head coach at Utah.[1][2][3][4][5] She played college softball at Oklahoma, and won back-to-back National Championships with the Sooners in 2016 and 2017. Parker is a career record holder for perfect games (4) for the school and also ranks top-10 in the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA Division I for the same category.[6][7][8] She was drafted sixth overall in the 2018 NPF Draft and went on to play for the USSSA Pride.

## Playing career

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She attended Truman High School[9][10] in Independence, Missouri.[11][12] She later attended the University of Oklahoma, where she pitched for the Oklahoma Sooners softball team.[13][14][15] Parker led the Sooners to back-to-back Women's College World Series championships in 2016 and 2017.[16][17]

Parker was drafted sixth overall in the 2018 NPF Draft and went on to play for the USSSA Pride.[18]

## Coaching career

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On October 5, 2018, Parker was named assistant coach for William Jewell College softball team.[19]

On September 18, 2019, Parker was named volunteer assistant coach for Oklahoma.[20]

On July 31, 2020, Parker was named assistant coach for Tulsa.[21]

On August 13, 2021, Parker was named assistant coach for Utah.[22]

## Career Statistics

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YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP

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2015 | 28  | 7  | 42  | 31  | 23  | 9  | 3  | 217.0  | 129  | 56  | 51  | 57  | 224  | 1.64  | 0.85
2016 | 38  | 3  | 47  | 36  | 32  | 14  | 0  | 252.1  | 174  | 69  | 59  | 68  | 269  | 1.64  | 0.96
2017 | 26  | 5  | 44  | 31  | 15  | 6  | 2  | 210.1  | 136  | 54  | 43  | 47  | 262  | 1.43  | 0.87
2018 | 31  | 3  | 41  | 35  | 10  | 8  | 1  | 187.2  | 101  | 24  | 22  | 38  | 213  | 0.82  | 0.74
TOTALS | 123 | 18 | 174 | 133 | 80 | 37 | 6 | 867.1 | 540 | 203 | 175 | 210 | 968 | 1.41 | 0.86

## References

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1. ^ "Paige Parker". Tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
2. ^ "2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
3. ^ "2016 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
4. ^ "2017 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
5. ^ "2018 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
6. ^ "Oklahoma 2019 Media Guide". Issuu.com. February 11, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
7. ^ "Big 12 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
8. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
9. ^ Goodwin, Shaun (June 4, 2018). "Former Truman High softball pitcher caps historic collegiate career at Oklahoma". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
10. ^ Althaus, Bill (December 30, 2017). "Truman grad Parker comes back home to workout". The Examiner. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
11. ^ Echlin, Greg (June 4, 2017). "Independence Pitcher Paige Parker Heads To Another College Softball World Series". KCUR. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
12. ^ McKelvey, John (April 7, 2018). "Parker doesn't let her knees, or anything else, slow her down". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
13. ^ Horning, Clay (June 2, 2018). "A Paige for the ages". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
14. ^ McKelvey, John (May 30, 2018). "As Oklahoma prepares for history, Paige Parker could make some of her own". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
15. ^ Hosler, Corbin (April 15, 2015). "Parker has learned quickly as Sooner ace". The Norman Transcript. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
16. ^ Hays, Graham (May 17, 2018). "Three formative weekends in the life of Oklahoma's Paige Parker". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
17. ^ "Paige Parker throws shutout as Oklahoma stays alive in WCWS". USA Today. June 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
18. ^ "Oklahoma softball: Paige Parker drafted by USSSA Pride with No. 6 overall pick". oudaily.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
19. ^ "Paige Parker Added to Jewell Softball Coaching Staff". jewellcardinals.com. October 5, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
20. ^ "STAR-STUDDED STAFF IN NORMAN". SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
21. ^ "Get to Know Assistant Softball Coach Paige Parker". tulsahurricane.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
22. ^ "Softball Adds Paige Parker to Coaching Staff". pac-12.com. August 13, 2021. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

## External links

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* Paige Parker on Twitter
* Oklahoma bio
* USSA Pride Bio

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Oklahoma Sooners 2016 Women's College World Series Champions

2 Sydney Romero
8 Paige Parker
17 Shay Knighten

Head coach Patty Gasso
Associate head coach Melyssa Lombardi

Regular season
NCAA tournament
Women's College World Series

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Oklahoma Sooners 2017 Women's College World Series Champions

2 Sydney Romero
8 Paige Parker
11 Nicole Mendes
14 Paige Lowary
17 Shay Knighten

Head coach Patty Gasso
Associate head coach Melyssa Lombardi

Regular season
NCAA tournament
Women's College World Series

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USSSA Pride 2018 National Pro Fastpitch Champions

1 Nicole Pendley
2 Shelby Pendley
7 Mo Mercado
9 Sahvanna Jaquish
10 Keilani Ricketts
11 Alex Powers
12 Kelly Kretschman
16 Jessica Burroughs
18 Jailyn Ford
22 Hallie Wilson
23 Nicole DeWitt
24 Kirsti Merritt
25 Megan Wiggins
27 Bianka Bell
30 Jessie Warren
31 Delanie Gourley
32 Sierra Romero
33 Kelsey Nunley
35 Paige Parker
44 Lauren Chamberlain
48 Allexis Bennett
54 Jolene Henderson
77 Chelsea Goodacre

Head Coach Mike Stith
Assistant Coaches Cody Dent, Andrea Duran

Regular season

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Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player

* 1995: Harding
* 1996: Dalton
* 1997: Evans
* 1998: Scott
* 1999: Adams
* 2000: Stewart
* 2001: Finch
* 2002: Forest
* 2003: Goerl
* 2004: Schmidt
* 2005: Findlay
* 2006: Hollowell
* 2007: Mowatt
* 2008: Burkhart
* 2009: Lawrie
* 2010: Langenfeld
* 2011: Escobedo/Moultrie
* 2012: Traina
* 2013: Ricketts
* 2014: Rogers
* 2015: Haeger
* 2016: Parker
* 2017: Knighten
* 2018: Warren
* 2019: Garcia
* 2021: Juarez
* 2022: Alo
* 2023: Bahl
* 2024: Maxwell

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NFCA National Freshman of the Year

* 2014: Aldrete
* 2014: Cooper
* 2015: Parker
* 2016: Lorenz
* 2017: Garcia
* 2018: Alo
* 2019: Williams
* 2020: Not awarded
* 2021: Jennings
* 2022: Bahl
* 2023: Canady
* 2024: Beachum

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