Amber Parrish

Position:
C
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wilson, N.C.
High School:
James B. Hunt

Senior Season: Had another powerful year at the plate while starting all 53 games, primarily at catcher • Earned All-ACC Second Team honors • Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team • Blasted 18 home runs and 53 RBI, second on the team in both categories • Second on the team in slugging percentage at .772 • Hit two grand slams this season against Stanford (2/6) and Nevada (2/7).

Junior Season: Started 43 of 44 games played, primarily at catcher • Led the team with 15 home runs to go along with 32 hits and 42 RBIs for a batting average of .254 • Recorded 215 putouts with a .987 fielding percentage • Ranked second on the team with 42 RBI.

Sophomore Season: Named to the 2013 All-ACC Team • Started 54 of 56 games played, primarily at catcher • Finished with a .329 batting average, recording 49 hits and 31 RBIs on the season • Registered 330 putouts with an impressive .981 fielding percentage • Led the team with 25 walks, stealing one base on one attempt • Caught 11 runners stealing and picked off three • Totaled seven homers and 17 runs scored.

Freshman Season: Appeared in 37 games and started 12 as a designated player • Notched 13 hits with four doubles and eight RBIs • Hit her first career home run at Florida State April 1 to give the Heels a 4-2 victory • Recorded a .250 batting average on the season • Tallied two hits in the NCAA Regional games.

Prep: Named all-district and all-state in her senior campaign of 2011 • Two-year captain of softball team and was selected all-conference four years in a row • Helped guide team to three regular season and conference tournament titles • Also lettered in volleyball and basketball • Was an Honor Roll student all four years • Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Majoring in sociology • Serves as a CREED Mentor with the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy • Her career aspirations are to care for children in some way • Her favorite book is The Bible • Daughter of Harold and Teresa Parrish • Born on Nov. 22 in Raleigh, N.C.

Parrish's Career Statistics:

Year	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB-ATT
2012	.250	37-12	52	5	13	4	0	1	8	20	.385	7	10	0-0
2013	,329	56-54	149	17	49	8	0	7	31	78	.523	25	17	1-1
2014	.254	44-43	126	20	32	2	0	15	42	79	.627	21	20	0-0
2015	.345	53-53	145	30	50	6	1	18	53	112	.772	28	31	0-0
Total	.305	190-162	472	72	144	20	1	41	134	289	.612	81	78	1-1