2025 Softball Roster
Parker, Avery
Jersey Number 18
Avery Parker
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Westfield, Ind.
- Position:
- C/UT
Bio
SOPHOMORE (2024)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-District
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Started all 60 games at catcher for the Hoosiers … hit .313 from the plate with 56 hits, 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 44 RBI … scored 34 runs and stole six bases on nine attempts … went 3-for-3 in the 8-6 win over Valparaiso (March 2) … hit .727 with a double, two home runs and eight RBI in the Hoosier Classic … went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored at Penn State (March 23) … had a 3-for-4 day with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in 11-6 win at Louisville (March 26) … had three home runs in five games across Michigan State and Minnesota series (April 6-14) … went 2-for-3 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored against Purdue (April 17) … had a 2-for-4 day with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in 8-3 win over No. 20 Northwestern (May 3) … posted a 2-for-4 day with a double and an RBI against Washington in NCAA Regional (May 17) … ranked No. 8 in home runs (13) and No. 9 in RBI (44) in the Big Ten.
FRESHMAN (2023)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Mar. 27)
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Played in 59 games earning starts in 58 games … hit .304 in her rookie season totaling 49 hits, nine doubles, one triple and 10 home runs … batted in 37 runners and stole six bases … scored three runs with two hits including one triple and two RBI during Opening Weekend with two stolen bases … went 1-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored and a stolen base in her first game with the Hoosiers against Pitt (2/10) … hit an RBI triple with one stolen base and one run scored versus Prairie View A&M (2/10) … finished 2-for-3 against No. 22 Louisiana (2/16) with one run scored … hit her first career home run at Lipscomb (3/11). Parker piled on three more to end the week in Nashville with one against Akron (3/12) and two against Belmont (3/14) … finished 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored with one double and one home run in game two against No. 22 Maryland (3/26) … held a .500 batting average as the Hoosiers won 21 straight games setting a new program record, picking up wins against Butler and sweeping Purdue and Ohio State … had a 1.636 OPS with eight hits with two doubles and two home runs, seven RBI with eight runs scored on the week … batted a team high .500 batting average scoring three runs on three hits and two RBI against archrival Purdue (3/29) … totaled seven RBI and scored eight runs in six straight games. Parker also had an outstanding defensive performance with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage from the field and behind the plate over the Buckeyes … went 3-for-4 with one home run in game three against Minnesota (4/9) … hit a solo home run and the 10th career home run against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (5/11) … tallied 11 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games … reached base in 18 straight games along with a 12 game hitting streak … finished with a .967 fielding percentage with 135 putouts and 10 assists.
PREP/PERSONAL
Parker was a three-time All- Conference, All-County and Indy Star Super team Selection … two time First Team All-State … named the Hamilton County Player of the Year, Indiana All-Star and Indiana Miss Softball Finalist … holds Westfield school records in home runs in a single season (16), career home runs (35), career batting average (.538), single season batting average (.588), career RBIs (119), career hits (120), career runs (112), stolen bases in a single season (24) in 2022, career stolen bases (44), single season hits (43) in 2019, RBI (45) in 2022 and doubles (12) in 2021 … played travel ball for the Indiana Magic Gold- LaMar … won the Alliance Tier 2, Alliance Tier 1 top 16 and the Stingray Showcase Championships … member of the National Honor Society in 2021 and 2022 … named Academic All-State in 2022 … plans to major in Psychology and a forensic psychologist … daughter of Todd and Carson Parker … has a brother named Aidan and a sister named Audra.
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-District
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Started all 60 games at catcher for the Hoosiers … hit .313 from the plate with 56 hits, 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 44 RBI … scored 34 runs and stole six bases on nine attempts … went 3-for-3 in the 8-6 win over Valparaiso (March 2) … hit .727 with a double, two home runs and eight RBI in the Hoosier Classic … went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored at Penn State (March 23) … had a 3-for-4 day with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in 11-6 win at Louisville (March 26) … had three home runs in five games across Michigan State and Minnesota series (April 6-14) … went 2-for-3 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored against Purdue (April 17) … had a 2-for-4 day with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in 8-3 win over No. 20 Northwestern (May 3) … posted a 2-for-4 day with a double and an RBI against Washington in NCAA Regional (May 17) … ranked No. 8 in home runs (13) and No. 9 in RBI (44) in the Big Ten.
FRESHMAN (2023)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Mar. 27)
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Played in 59 games earning starts in 58 games … hit .304 in her rookie season totaling 49 hits, nine doubles, one triple and 10 home runs … batted in 37 runners and stole six bases … scored three runs with two hits including one triple and two RBI during Opening Weekend with two stolen bases … went 1-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored and a stolen base in her first game with the Hoosiers against Pitt (2/10) … hit an RBI triple with one stolen base and one run scored versus Prairie View A&M (2/10) … finished 2-for-3 against No. 22 Louisiana (2/16) with one run scored … hit her first career home run at Lipscomb (3/11). Parker piled on three more to end the week in Nashville with one against Akron (3/12) and two against Belmont (3/14) … finished 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored with one double and one home run in game two against No. 22 Maryland (3/26) … held a .500 batting average as the Hoosiers won 21 straight games setting a new program record, picking up wins against Butler and sweeping Purdue and Ohio State … had a 1.636 OPS with eight hits with two doubles and two home runs, seven RBI with eight runs scored on the week … batted a team high .500 batting average scoring three runs on three hits and two RBI against archrival Purdue (3/29) … totaled seven RBI and scored eight runs in six straight games. Parker also had an outstanding defensive performance with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage from the field and behind the plate over the Buckeyes … went 3-for-4 with one home run in game three against Minnesota (4/9) … hit a solo home run and the 10th career home run against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (5/11) … tallied 11 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games … reached base in 18 straight games along with a 12 game hitting streak … finished with a .967 fielding percentage with 135 putouts and 10 assists.
PREP/PERSONAL
Parker was a three-time All- Conference, All-County and Indy Star Super team Selection … two time First Team All-State … named the Hamilton County Player of the Year, Indiana All-Star and Indiana Miss Softball Finalist … holds Westfield school records in home runs in a single season (16), career home runs (35), career batting average (.538), single season batting average (.588), career RBIs (119), career hits (120), career runs (112), stolen bases in a single season (24) in 2022, career stolen bases (44), single season hits (43) in 2019, RBI (45) in 2022 and doubles (12) in 2021 … played travel ball for the Indiana Magic Gold- LaMar … won the Alliance Tier 2, Alliance Tier 1 top 16 and the Stingray Showcase Championships … member of the National Honor Society in 2021 and 2022 … named Academic All-State in 2022 … plans to major in Psychology and a forensic psychologist … daughter of Todd and Carson Parker … has a brother named Aidan and a sister named Audra.
SB: 5-17-25 NCAA Fayetteville Regional Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, May 18
SB: 5-16-25 Postgame Press Conference
Friday, May 16
Softball: NCAA Fayetteville Regional Media Availability
Thursday, May 15
NCAA Columbia Regional Day 2 Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, May 18
