ChrisParsons

Madison on Parsons: ?Chris is a player who possess power and exceptional athletic ability. He was an outstanding quarterback and baseball player in high school. He will redshirt this season to improve defensively, allowing him to contribute as a position player as well as a hitter.?

High School: Four-year football lettermen under Coach Tom Larkey.. Academic All-State selection? Lettered every year at Rockcastle County in baseball? Recorded a .398 batting average to go with 452 hits, 14 doubles nine homeruns and 55 RBI as a senior? Pitched his team to nine wins and one loss while earning three saves and posting a 2.56 earned run average? Hit a career .393? Tallied 144 hits, 48 doubles, 16 homers and 142 RBI in his Rockcastle career? Chalked up 17 wins, one loss, three saves, 133 strikeouts and a 3.51 ERA for his career? Three-time All-District Team? Named 13th Region All-Tournament Team as a junior and senior? East-West All-Star in 2000 and 2001? All-Section 4 Tournament Team as a junior? Holds Rockcastle records for most RBI in a season and career.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Ray Parsons? Born May 27, 1983? Son of Lynn and Carla Parsons? One brother, Michael, 20, and one sister, Katie, 14? Lists pitching and winning the regional tournament his junior year as his athletic highlight? Chose Kentucky because he has always wanted to play for the Wildcats? Selected UK over Eastern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, and Middle Tennessee State.