Geoff Parker Class: Sophomore Hometown: Dade City, FL High School: Zephyrhills HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 245 Position: P B/T: R/R

2008: First team Freshman All-American by Ping! Baseball...went 6-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 14 appearances including nine starts...five of his six victories came during ACC competition...posted 56 strikeouts and issued just 20 base-on-balls in 60.0 innings of work...missed the first three and a half weeks of the season due to soreness in his arm...first collegiate game came against Georgia Tech...threw two shutout innings allowing just one hit while striking out four to pick up his first career victory...made three relief appearances before earning his first collegiate start on March 29 at Wake Forest...suffered the loss to the Deacs despite giving up just two earned runs over six innings of work with six strikeouts...impressive in his second career start, posting a career-high seven strikeouts in seven innings of work to earn a no decision against Virginia...threw a career-high eight innings in helping FSU to a series sweep of Boston College to earn his first win as a starter...notched another league victory on the road leading the Seminoles to a three-game sweep at Clemson...worked 7.2 innings against the Tigers allowing two runs on eight hits...did not allow a run for the first seven innings...went 4-1 with 24 strikeouts and a 2.86 ERA in 34.2 innings on the road during the regular season...pitched two innings in relief against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament...made three appearances for the Seminoles during the postseason...pitched an inning against Miami in the College World Series.

HIGH SCHOOL: A standout both at the plate and on the mound for Zephryhills High School...in his final season, won 10 games on the mound while posting a remarkable 1.29 ERA...earned team MVP honors as a senior and was named a first team All-State selection by the FSWA...was also named a first team All-Conference honoree in both his junior and senior seasons at Zephyrhills...played one year of football...served as a volunteer at the Special Olympics.

PERSONAL: Son of Richard and Cindy Parker...major is general human sciences...born on March 22, 1989.