2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Parker Ford
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lufkin, TX
- High School/Previous School:
- Lufkin HS
2017: Made Bulldog debut vs. Western Illinois Feb. 19 • Set a career-high for strikeouts with 3 vs. Troy on May 16 • Tossed an inning of scoreless relief vs. LSU on May 19.
2016: Redshirted during his first season on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the No. 33 best incoming freshman in America by Perfect Game • Projected by scouts to go in rounds 5-10 of the 2015 MLB Draft, but told MLB teams he was going to MSU • Ranked No. 323 in Baseball America’s Top-500 prospects for the 2015 MLB Draft • 2015 Perfect Game All-American • Went 5-0 with a 1.13 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 31 innings in an injury-shortened senior season • Threw a no-hitter his senior season • Named to the 2014 Perfect Game National Showcase Top Prospect Team • 2014 Perfect Game All-Region Texas First Team.
PERSONAL: Born Jeffrey Parker Ford on May 13, 1997 in Nacogdoches, Texas • Son of Kelley and Jimmy Ford • Sister Julianne attends Texas A&M and graduates in May 2016 with a masters in accounting • Majoring in biological sciences with a concentration in pre-med • Maintained a 3.8 GPA in high school • Went to high school with former Texas A&M LHP Tyler Stubblefield • Favorite MLB team is the St. Louis Cardinals • Favorite MLB player is Adam Wainwright.
