Savannah Parker

Played in six games of the shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing with a .167 batting average, one triple, one RBI and one run scored…pinch-hit against Florida A&M on February 12 and hit an RBI triple off the top of the wall in centerfield…scored a run against Detroit Mercy on March 8.

Appeared in 33 games and made eight starts as a freshman with five as the designated player and three at first base…posted a .214 batting average with two doubles, three home runs, 11 RBI, 11 walks and nine runs scored…walked and scored a run versus Minnesota on February 16…her first collegiate hit was a home run against Elon on February 22 and she added a walk and two runs scored in the game…walked and drove in a run on February 22 against Lipscomb…went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run and three RBI against Samford on February 24…hit a two-run double and walked twice in a road win at Grand Canyon on March 6…batted 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored on March 19 against Florida A&M…drew a walk in her only plate appearance against North Florida (March 20)…walked on March 31 at Virginia…drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk at Louisville (4/6)…hit a solo home run and walked on April 20 against BC…drew a walk on May 3 at Syracuse…hit a single on the road at Syracuse on May 5.

Attended Bartram Trail High School…competed with the Florida Storm Club Team…participated in both weightlifting and softball…holds school home run record with 15…was named to the All-St. Johns Country team during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons…was the FHSAA Regional Weightlifting Champion in 2017 and placed ninth in the state competition…finished fifth in the state in 2018 and was named the St. Augustine Record’s Weightlifter of the Year…graduated with the school record in every category in her weight class…member of the A Honor Roll in all four years of high school…lettered in academics her junior and senior year…was named to the Athletic Leadership Council her senior year.

Majoring in Sport Management…looks forward to playing on the road at Duke because of the pretty campus…favorite part of being a student-athlete is being in an elite group of competitors…would like to play Hawaii…favorite movie is The Grinch…4 Wheel Parts is her favorite magazine…favorite band is Florida Georgia Line…English is her favorite subject…chocolate chip cookie dough is her favorite ice cream flavor…cannot live without the beach…wants to have a career centered around helping people…enjoys helping kids in need…is an only child…had two chihuahuas growing up.