AS A SENIOR IN 2009: 2009: Saw action in 46games, starting 36 in left field ... finished the year second onthe team in triples (2) and tied for five in sacrifice hits (6) ...was 3-for-4 on stolen bases ... made his first start of year inleft field against Xavier (Feb. 20) ... had a run and a double ...scored one run against URI (Feb. 21) ... served as a pinch runneragainst San Jose State (Feb. 27) ... was a left field replacementagainst SJSU (Feb. 28) ... had two RBIs against Oregon (Mar. 6) ...walked twice against Oregon (Mar. 7) ... had two runs and two RBIsagainst UC Davis (Mar. 11) ... was a home run shy of hitting forthe cycle in game one against Dartmouth (Mar. 21) ... had two runsin game three against Dartmouth (Mar. 22) ... had a game-high twoRBIs at Cal (Mar. 25) ... hit triple No. 2 against Portland (Apr.11) ... scored the game-tying run against SMC (May 8) ... made hisfinal apperance in a Bronco uniform against then-No. 18 Cal Poly(May 18).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2008: Did not play.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2007: Appeared in 35 games,making 15 starts ... batted .246 and scored 14 runs to go witheight stolen bases ... singled and drove in a pair of runs in hisonly at-bat Feb. 2 against Utah ... batted safely in five straightgames from Feb. 16-23, batting .389 (7-for-18) and scoring six runs... went 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored against Cal Polyon Feb. 23 ... scored three runs against Stanford on March 6 ...singled in his only at-bat Apr. 29 against Loyola Marymount.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006: Appeared in 27 games,making one start ... defensive specialist and pinch-runnerextraordinaire ... stole two bases on the year ... made aspectacular diving catch to preserve a tied game against UCRiverside on Feb. 19 ... scored a run March 18 against Northwestern... stole a base and scored a run as a pinch-runner at LoyolaMarymount on April 22.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of the Puerto RicoBaseball Academy and High School in Gurabo, P.R. ... playedbaseball under head coach Edwin Correa ... was named league'sDefensive Player of the Year ... batted .456 as the team finishedsecond at the World Palomino Championships ... team finished theyear 25-3.
PERSONAL: Born in Bayamon, P.R. ... son of JuanParra and Olivia Ortiz ... has three brothers, Juan Antonio, JuanCarlos, and Hector Pellot ... relatives Alex and Joey Cora havegone on to professional careers in Major League Baseball ... goalsinclude becoming a professional baseball player and a successfulbusinessman ... major is finance.
Parra's Career Statistics
Year | Avg. | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B/3B/HR | RBI | BB/K | SB/SBA |
2006 | .000 | 10/0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0/0/0 | 0 | 0/6 | 2/3 |
2007 | .246 | 35/15 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 1/0/0 | 5 | 11/9 | 8/10 |
2008 | DNP | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2009 | .260 | 46/36 | 123 | 19 | 32 | 3/2/0 | 16 | 16/26 | 3/4 |
Career | .242 | 108/52 | 190 | 35 | 46 | 4/2/0 | 21 | 27/2 | 13/17 |