Parker Savard

Photo by: Ryan Roehl

Photo by: Thomas Breach

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hanmer, Ontario
High School:
Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary

CAREER NOTES

2022 | SENIOR SEASON:
Season: Spent his second season at SCSU as a top utility infielder and righthanded bat off the bench, seeing action at second and third as well as drawing starts as the designated hitter…appeared in 23 games with six starts, slashing .227/.280/.227 for a .507 OPS with two RBI…scored five runs…struck out just 12.0% of the time…started four games at second base, logging 38.1 innings with a 3.76 range factor/9 with just one error for a .941 fielding percentage…added three innings at third and converted his lone chance at the position…hit .267 as a starter, reaching base at a .313 clip…produced two multi-hit games…

HSU Invitational (2/10-13): Started on Opening Day at Henderson State, going 2-for-4 with a run scored… Colorado Trip (2/26-3/1): Appeared in two games as a pinch hitter… Florida Trip (3/7-3/13): Went 1-for-1 off the bench against Ashland, scoring a run… Winona State (3/24): Drove in a run and went 2-for-3 while starting one game… Wayne State (3/26-27): Started the opener and went 0-for-3… Concordia-St. Paul (4/10-11): Pinch hit and produced a sacrifice fly… Upper Iowa (4/12): Drew a start and went 0-for-2… Southwest Minnesota State (4/15-16): Appeared as a pinch hitter, scoring a run after being struck by a pitch… Northern State (4/21): Appeared in one game as a pinch hitter… Minnesota Duluth (4/27): Drew a walk and scored a run while going 0-for-3 in a start… Minnesota Crookston (4/29): Had a hit in both games, going 2-for-7 with a run scored… Mary (5/4): Appeared as a pinch hitter… Minot State (5/6-7): Entered off the bench and went 0-for-2… NSIC Tournament (5/13): Pinch ran against Sioux Falls and scored a run…

2021 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Joined St. Cloud State and instantly became an impact piece off the bench, providing a contact-oriented on-base weapon with solid defense at second base…appeared in 29 games with 10 starts, slashing .412/.459/.441 for a .901 OPS with a double and an RBI…scored five runs and stole a base…struck out in just 13.2% of his plate appearances…produced a .399 wOBA…played 96.2 innings in the field exclusively at second base, committing just three errors for a .952 fielding percentage with a 5.49 range factor/9…helped turn seven double plays…nine starts came at second with one as the DH…led the Huskies in batting average while ranking third in on-base percentage…produced four multi-hit games…

Kansas Trip (3/7-10): Appeared in four games during his Huskies debut weekend with a pair of starts...drew the start on Opening Day against William Jewell and went 0-for-1…pinch ran against Minnesota Crookston and scored a run…went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a double in game one against Bemidji State… Augustana (3/20-21): Started two games on the weekend and appeared in all three…went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the opener…pinch ran in game three and stole a base… Concordia-St. Paul (3/30): Went 1-for-2 in a start… Sioux Falls (4/10-11): Started games two and three, going 4-for-7 with an RBI on the day…went 2-for-4 in his first start…drove in a run in the finale while going 2-for-3… Minnesota Duluth (4/19): Went 0-for-4 in a start at second… Bemidji State (4/21): Appeared in one game as a pinch hitter… Minnesota Crookston (4/24-25): Played in two games and reached in all three plate appearances, going 2-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch… Northern State (5/1-2): Appeared in two games off the bench and went 0-for-3… NSIC Tournament (5/13-20): Appeared in all four Tournament games with one start, going 3-for-4 while reaching in four of six plate appearances with a walk and a sac bunt…pinch hit in each of the first three games, recording a sacrifice bunt against Mary in game one then singling off the bench in game two and against Augustana…started against Minnesota Crookston, going 1-for-2…

2020 (DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE) | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Started 12 games as Dakota County’s three hitter and everyday second baseman prior to the season’s cancelation…slashed .317/.404/.390 for a .794 OPS with three doubles and eight RBI…stole nine bags on 10 tries and scored eight runs…walked at a 12.8% clip with a stellar 14.9% strikeout rate…produced a .382 wOBA…nine of his starts came at second base, logging 60.0 errorless innings with a 5.25 range factor/9…helped turn five double plays…drew three starts as the designated hitter…led the Blue Knights in hits and stolen bases…produced four multi-hit games…reached base in 11 of 12 games…

Rainy River (2/23): Started both games, going 3-for-6 with two runs scored, a double, an RBI and a stolen base…went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the opener… Southeast (3/1-3): Went 3-for-12 with three runs scored, a double and three steals…went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the opener…stole two bases in the finale… ASA New York (3/11): Had a hit in both games, going 3-for-9 with a double and three RBI…went 2-for-4 in the opener, driving in one and stealing two bases…doubled home two and was 1-for-5 in the finale… Mott (3/12): Produced a 3-for-6 series, scoring two runs and plating three…had a 2-for-4 day in the opener, scoring a run…stole two bases and reached three times in game two by going 1-for-2 with a walk, knocking in a pair… Mid Michigan (3/13): Went 1-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in the finale…

2019 (DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE) | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Began his collegiate career at Dakota County, anchoring the three-hole in the order while serving as the everyday second baseman and leading the Blue Knights to the Region XIII Championship series…played in 49 games with 48 starts, slashing .342/.449/.403 for an .852 OPS with nine doubles and 36 RBI…stole 16 bases and scored 33 runs…drew walks at a 7.8% rate while striking out in just 15.6% of his plate appearances…maintained a .437 wOBA…made all 48 starts at second base, logging 325.0 innings in the field with just five errors for a .968 fielding percentage and a 4.13 range factor/9…helped turn 22 double plays…drove in the second-most runs among his Dakota County teammates, finishing third in batting average, runs scored and stolen bases…enjoyed separate hitting streaks of seven and six throughout the season…produced 15 multi-hit games with two three-hit contests and one four-hit game…

Lake County (3/7): Had a hit in both games, going 2-for-6 with three RBI… Glen Oaks (3/8): Started game one, going 1-for-3… Southeastern/Mott (3/10): Produced his first collegiate multi-hit game against Southeastern, going 2-for-3 with a run scored…stole his first college base versus Mott… Heartland (3/12): Started both games and went 2-for-6 with a run scored and a stolen base… Montgomery (3/13): Scored three runs in game one and had a hit in both tilts, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and two stolen bases… Iowa Western (3/22-23): Started all four games and went 0-for-10… Augsburg (3/28): Went 1-for-4 with a run scored… Bethel (3/29): Produced a pair of multi-hit games, going 4-for-6 in the series with two runs and three RBI…went 2-for-4 with a pair knocked in during the opener…scored twice in the finale, going 2-for-2 with an RBI… NIACC (4/2): Started game one and went 2-for-4, scoring a run and plating another while stealing a bag… Itasca (4/7): Enjoyed a monster series, going 5-for-10 with eight runs scored, three doubles and three RBI…went 3-for-3 with two steals, three runs scored and a double in the opener… Iowa Lakes (4/9): Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base… Anoka-Ramsey (4/15): Scored three runs in the series while going 2-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base… DMACC (4/16): Stole a bag in both games…went 2-for-3 and drove in a run in game two… Century (4/19-20): Produced a pair of multi-hit games while going 5-for-16 with three RBI…went 3-for-4 in the opener…drove in three and stole a base while going 2-for-5 in the finale… St. Thomas (4/23): Collected his first collegiate four-hit game in the opener, going 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBI…drew a pair of walks and scored two runs in the finale… Bay College (4/26-27): Produced two multi-hit games, going 5-for-12 with four runs scored, two doubles and seven RBI…went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the opener…plated three and was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in game two…drove in another three in the finale while going 1-for-2… NIACC (5/1): Had a 1-for-3 day at the dish in the finale… Bay College (5/3-4): Had a hit in all four games, going 5-for-15 with a run scored, a double and three RBI…went 2-for-3 with a run in game two… Region XIII Tournament (5/10-12): Started all five games, producing two multi-hit contests while going 4-for-19 with two runs scored and two RBI…stole a bag, scored a run and went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the opener against Miles…drove in a pair while going 2-for-4 against Bismarck State in the elimination bracket final…

Prep: A 2018 graduate of Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School in Hanmer, Ontario...played baseball, basketball, hockey, badminton and golf in high school...Coaches/Leadership Award recipient in 2018...five-year captain and Team MVP in baseball...three-year captain and Team MVP in basketball...Junior and Senior Male Athlete of the Year at BACCSS...played club baseball with Sudbury Voyageurs...chosen to attend 2016 Toronto Blue Jays Student Athlete Leadership Summit...accomplished prep hockey player...served as an assistant captain for the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves (Midget AAA) at the Telus Cup...scored 44 points in back-to-back seasons with Sudbury in 2016-17 (27-17-44) and 2017-18 (20-24-44)...played in the 2018 National Hockey Championships...selected by the Sudbury Wolves in the 2017 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Draft...

Personal: The son of Brian and Barb Savard...Health & Physical Education major...enjoys outdoor activities and golfing...is an all-star ping pong player...