Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Softball - Oklahoma

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SOFTBALL

Allyssa Parker

Right-handed pitcher
POCOLA HS
POCOLA, OKLAHOMA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.79

ERA

123

Innings Pitched

172

Strike Outs

.377

Batting Average
“If I were starting a team, I think my first pick would be Parker. She’s a really good pitcher, but she is dangerous at the plate, too—maybe the most feared hitter in the state. She'd definitely be my first choice to build a team around.”
Lacy Darity
Head Coach head coach at Mustang High School
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 junior right-handed pitcher led the Indians to a 35-8 record and a berth in the Class 2A championship game this past season. Parker compiled a 17-4 record in the circle with a 0.79 ERA in 123 innings pitched, striking out 172 batters and limiting opponents to a 0.618 WHIP. She also batted .377 with 12 home runs, 39 RBI and 52 runs scored. She added 25 stolen bases and posted a 1.594 OPS. Ranked as the nation’s No. 8 prospect in the Class of 2025 by Extra Innings Softball, she is a three-time All-Conference selection.

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Academic Achievement

Parker has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has verbally committed to play softball on scholarship at the University of Oklahoma in the fall of 2025. 

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Exemplary Character

A member of both the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Parker has volunteered locally serving food at a homeless shelter and as a youth softball coach.