AS A SENIOR IN 2018: Posted 17 appearances on the mound out of the bullpen – second most on the team … Pitched in 20.2 innings … Struck out 17 batters on the season … Ranked fifth on the team with a 5.23 ERA … Tied for most games finished on the mound with eight … Grabbed two saves.
AT GEORGIA TECH: Attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., and was named to the ACC All-Academic Honor Roll in all three of his years ... For his career at GT, he Posted a record of 18-9 overall … Recorded a 3.71 ERA and struck out a total of 133 batters … Appeared in 65 games, starting 24, and threw a total of 194.0 innings … His .875 winning percentage (7-1) in 2016 is tied for the 19th-best mark in the Jackets’ single-season history … Went a combined 8-1 over his last 28 appearances in 2016 and 2017 ... As a freshman in 2014 he Finished the year with a 5-4 record and a 2.62 ERA in 18 appearances (10 starts) ... Made 19 appearances as a sophomore in 2015, including nine starts ... As a junior in 2016, he ranked second for the Yellow Jackets with 19 appearances on the season, including nine starts.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended George Walton Academy in Monroe, Ga., and was a four-year letterman under head coach Todd Shelnutt ... Was named to the all-region team in both his junior and senior seasons ... Graduated as the school record-holder for most strikeouts in a single season with 108 ... Threw a no-hitter against Commerce in his senior season ... A four year honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Full name is Benton Lee Parr, but goes by Ben ... Born May 12, 1995 in Monroe, Ga. ... Son of Bengie and Tonja Parr ... Has an older sister named Sara ... Majoring in business administration.
