Craig Parry

Position:
Catcher/Outfielder
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Colstrip, Mont.
High School:
Colstrip

Craig was drafted in the 50th and final round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft (1,479th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates

2008
Played and started in all 49 games playing mainly and third base and catcher... team-best .646 slugging percentage ranked second in the league as he was honored the all-Summit League First Team... tied for the team lead with 10 home runs and 47 RBI... recorded 16 multi-hit games, including nine games of three hits or more... reached base in the first 10 games of the season, 20 of the first 21, and 42 of the 49 games played during the season... had a hit in 19 of 20 games from March 15 to April 18 to bat .385 (35-for-91)... drove in a run for seven consecutive games from April 5-18 (12 total RBI)... first game of the season against Central Arkansas on Feb. 22, went 3-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI, two runs scored, and a double... hit three doubles as well as going 4-for-5 with three RBI with a run scored against Southern Utah during game one on April 18... at the first game at Huether Field on April 21 against Presentation (S.D.), Parry drove in nine runs by going 3-for-4 with two home runs, one grand slam, two runs scored, and a double... at Sioux Falls on April 29, batted 4-for-5 with four runs scored and three doubles

2007
Started 46 games, mainly as a designated hitter, and lived up to the name with a .329 average ... hit 14 doubles, three triples and seven homers, driving in 32 ... second on squad with .594 slugging percentage ... made his presence felt immediately, with two hits, a double and two RBIs in first career start vs. Kansas (Feb. 10) ... was 2-for-3 with double and three RBIs at Murray State (Mar. 9) ... doubled twice and drove in two in opener at Utah Valley State (Mar. 30) ... was lone bright spot in SDSU’s four-game series at North Dakota State, going 6-for-14 with two triples and four RBIs ... earned Independent Tournament MVP honors, as he was 7-for-13 with three home runs, a pair of doubles and five RBIs.

Summer 2007
Played for the Humboldt (Calif.) Crabs ... hit .324 with 11 doubles, three triples and four homers ... scored a team-high 42 runs while swiping 12 bases.

Before SDSU
Played two seasons at Miles City (Mont.) Community College ... named to Mon-Dak all-conference team each season at Miles City ... all-regional selection as a sophomore ... also earned academic all-conference recognition.

High School
2004 graduate of Colstrip High School ... earned honorable mention all-conference on the gridiron his final two years, playing quarterback ... voted team captain and his squad’s offensive MVP as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society.