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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Parker Noland, Farragut. The Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association handed out Mr. Baseball awards on May 22, 2018.
Parker Noland, Farragut baseball (2019 graduate)
NOW: As a true freshman at Vanderbilt, Noland started 14 of 17 games for the Commodores before the Coronavirus pandemic scrubbed the season. He collected 15 hits, five must-hit games and 11 RBIs (third on the team).
Parker Noland and the Farragut Admirals eliminated the Halls Red Devils 9-2 in a TSSAA Region 2-AAA semifinal on John Heatherly Field in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday, May 13, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
THEN: Noland helped the Admirals win a Class AAA state title in 2019, a season after he collected the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association’s Class AAA Mr. Baseball award. As a junior, he posted Farragut all-time records for single-season batting average (.520) and slugging percentage (.959). He belted 12 homers and drove in 50 runs in 2018. As a senior, Noland was a Mr. Baseball finalist, hitting .464 with seven home runs, 44 RBIs and 42 walks. The Miami Marlins drafted the 6-1, 200-pounder in the 31st round of the 2019 MLB Draft.