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  Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lawrence, Kan.
High School:
Lawrence
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 185
Position:
SS/OF
Birthdate:
05/25/1989
B/T:
R/R

AT ILLINOIS
2008 - Freshman: Redshirted the 2008 season ... Played for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League during the summer.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named to the KABC All-State second team as a shortstop in 2007 ... Led Lawrence High to a third-place state finish in Kansas' class 6A ... Named a first-team All-Sunflower League shortstop in 2007 ... Played in the Premier League All-Star game in summer of 2007 ... Played in the 2007 Mo-Kan All-Star game ... Hit .385 with three homers and 30 RBI during the 2007 season ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball.

PERSONAL
Born May 25, 1989 ... Parents are John and Nancy Parker ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ... Nickname is "Fess" ... Has three brothers, John (23), Matt (21) and Chris (16) ... Brother, John, pitched for Washington and Lee University ... Lists Cal Ripken Jr. as his favorite athlete ... Earliest baseball memory is helping his team to a tournament championship when he was six years old.