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  Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Lawrence, Kan.

High School:
Lawrence

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 185

Position:
SS/OF

Birthdate:
05/25/1989

B/T:
R/R

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 ... Has three brothers, John (22), Matt (20) and Chris (15) ... Brother, John, pitches 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.