2009: Saw action in 49 games with 48 starts in his first season at UALR ... Hit .276 on the year and ranked third on the team with 34 RBI ... Totaled 13 doubles, one triple and six homers to raise his slugging percentage to .459 ... Tied for second on the team with 16 multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits on five separate occasions ... Went 3-for-5 with a season-high three runs scored against McNeese State (2/25) ... Enjoyed a 3-for-3 day at the plate against Houston Baptist (4/26), with two homers, a double and three RBI ... Was second on the team with 11 multi-RBI games, driving in a season-high four runs against Troy (4/17) after going 2-for-4 with a three-run homer ... Committed just four errors in 431 total chances for a .991 fielding percentage.

Prior to UALR: Spent one season at Cowley County Community College where he earned First Team All-Conference honors ... Compiled a .398 batting average, seven home runs, 48 RBI and 10 stolen bases for a Tigers team that was ranked in the top-25 most of the season.

High School: Earned First-Team All-State honors at Beatrice High School ... Hit .416 with two home runs as a junior ... Tied a state record with seven home runs his senior year while hitting .485 ... Helped his team win a district championship and advance to the state tournament in his senior season ... Was also a First-Team All-State and Super State basketball honoree ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and Key Club.

Personal: Born October 22, 1986 in Lawrence, Kan. ... Son of Dan and Sandra Parks ... Has one brother, Dion, and one sister, Cassie ... Former teammate of Tommy O’Gorman (Loyola Marymount) ... A psychology major with a minor in health science.