Parker Hendershot Season 2020

2021 (SENIOR)
Awards: Received Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Appeared in 30 games, including 28 starts with 25 coming at first base…Batted .287 with 29 hits, two doubles, three homers, 16 RBI and nine runs…Collected six multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games...Graduated in May 2021 with bachelor's degree in economics.
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Northwestern (3/5): Blasted a pinch-hit solo homer to left in the eighth. Michigan (3/26): Had an RBI single in the second to help Penn State to a win over No. 18 Michigan. vs. Purdue (4/10-11): Went 5-for-8 in the series with two homers and four RBI…Collected three hits, including a pair of RBI singles, scored a run and stole a base in game one…Blasted two solo homers, both to left-center, in game two. Nebraska (4/17): Recorded an RBI single in the second. at Ohio State (4/25): Drove in two runs with a double in the sixth. Michigan State (4/30-5/2): Went 6-for-11 with four RBI in the series…Notched an RBI double and an RBI single in game one…Recorded a 3-for-3 day, including a two-run single, and scored a pair of runs in game two…Singled and scored a run in game three. at Iowa (5/7-8): Went 4-for-11 in the series…Collected two hits, including a two-run single, in game two. at Illinois (5/21-23): Registered a single in all three games…Scored two runs in game three. vs. Minnesota (5/29): Recorded two hits, including an RBI single in the fifth.

2020 (JUNIOR)
Awards: Collected Academic All-Big Ten accolades.

Season: Batted .273 for the year with a triple and home run…Made 12 starts…Season canceled on March 12 after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Game-by-Game: USA Baseball Tournament (2/14-16): Went 2-for-2 in back-to-back games…Added an RBI, walk and run vs. NJIT…Added two RBIs and a run scored vs. Monmouth. vs. Wagner (2/22-23): Singled, walked and scored twice in second game…Went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run scored in series finale. vs. Princeton (2/28): Went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs and one RBI in series opener. at Navy (3/6): Reached base three times with two singles and a hit by pitch.

2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Awards: Selected Academic All-Big Ten
 
Season: Appeared in 44 games with 42 starts (38 at first base and 4 at designated hitter)...Batted .228 with two doubles, two triples and 18 RBIs.
 
vs. Monmouth (2/15-17): Went 5-for-12 (.416) for the weekend and 4-for-8 with three RBIs and two runs in the final two games. vs. No. 21 Duke (3/1-3): Went 4-for-8 in final two games of the series, scoring twice and driving in a run in an 8-7 win in the second game and doubling, tripling and driving in a run in the second game...Started streak of four games with a hit and RBI. at UCF (3/8-10): Went 3-for-5 with a run, RBI and stolen base in series opener...Drove in a run in the second game. at Pitt (3/12): Walked and scored. UMass Lowell (3/15-17): Went 3-for-8 with a double and run scored in the first two games. Minnesota (3/24, G2): Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk. at Purdue (3/29, 31): Went 3-for-8 with an RBI. St. Bonaventure (4/3): Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Youngstown State (4/9): Hit a bases clearing triple during a 10-run second inning...Went 2-for-6 with four RBIs and a run scored. Nebraska (4/12): Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the series opener. Rutgers (5/4): Hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 11th inning of the first game and hit another sac fly for the first run of the second game.
 
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Awards: Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team.
 
Season: Batted .283 and ranked third on the team with 23 RBIs...Appeared in 35 games with 30 starts combined at designated hitter (17), first base (6), left field (5) and third base...Started career going 5-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in first five plate appearances...Went on an eight-game hitting streak from 4/14 (Ohio State, G2) to 4/28 (Northwestern), batting .533 (16-for-30) with 13 RBIs and three doubles, as well as 11 walks for a .632 on-base percentage.
 
vs. No. 23 St. John’s (2/25): Made collegiate debut and went 2-for-2 off the bench. at UCSB (3/3, 5): Singled as a pinch hitter in the series opener to improve to 3-for-3 at the plate...Made first collegiate start in series finale and doubled in first at bat, finishing the day 2-for-5 with two RBIs. vs. West Virginia (4/10): Started and singled in PNC Park. Ohio State (4/13-14): Went 4-for-12 in the series...Shined in the finale going 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs and two RBIs. Mount St. Mary’s (4/18): Ignited a six-run second inning, with two hits including a double, a run and an RBI. at Michigan (4/20-22): Went 5-for-11 plus four walks in the series with a run, four RBIs and a double...Had a career-best three hits and three RBIs in the second game of the series. vs. Lafayette (4/25): Drove in two with a base hit. Northwestern (4/27-29): Extended season-long hitting streak to eight with a pair of multi-hit games to open the series...Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the opener and 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the second game. Xavier (5/10): Doubled to drive in three runs and hit the game-winning home run in the eighth inning, totaling a career-high four RBIs. at Villanova (5/15): Went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a five-year letterwinner at Tioga Central High School, playing for head coach Bob Seymour...... USA Today New York all-state first team...Team MVP and captain as a senior...Helped lead team to one state final four, one regional championship, one sectional championship, two conference championships and five division championships...Two-time NY Sports Writers first-team all-state...Three-time Towanda Review first-team all-region, Morning Times Player of the Year and Valley Sports Report first-team All-Region and Player of the Year...Also the Towanda Review Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore...Batted .645 as a senior, which ranks ninth all-time in New York and is a school record...Tallied 20 career triples which ranks fifth all-time in the state and is a school record...Graduated with Tioga Central career records for hits (164), batting average (.521), hits in a season (49, twice), doubles (45), RBIs (125), runs scored (154) and OPS (1.899)...Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 23 third baseman nationally and No. 432 overall...Ranked as the ninth-best player out of New York and the second-best third baseman...Also lettered two years on the basketball team...High honors student ranking in the top 25 of graduating class...Volunteered time at local little leagues and youth organizations.

PERSONAL
Full name is Parker Thomas Hendershot... Parents are Tom and Kathy Hendershot...Has three brothers and one sister, Brandon, Brian, Pierce and Paige...Has two uncles, two aunts and three cousins that attended Penn State...Father, Tom, played baseball at Kings College...Mother, Kathy, swam at Alfred State...Uncle, Dave Keene, played baseball at Appalachian State...Grandfather, Ralph Hendershot, played baseball at Wilkes University...Hobbies include fishing and swimming...Majoring in economics...Born December 8, 1998 in Sayre, Pennsylvania.