Softball
Parker, Cara
Cara Parker
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Alma Mater:
- Appalachian State, 2017
- Office Phone:
- (478) 301-2263
- Email:
- parker_ce@mercer.edu
An accomplished NCAA Division I student-athlete prior to taking her turn in the coaching world, Cara Parker begins her seventh season as a collegiate coach in 2024-25, as well as her seventh campaign alongside head coach Lindsay Fico, as an assistant coach for the Bears. Parker joined the coaching staff at Mercer in August 2021.
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Parker ventured to Middle Georgia after serving a similar role under Fico at Sante Fe College in Gainesville, Fla.
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A Valdosta, Ga., native and Lowndes High School product, Parker helped guide the Saints to 70 wins in three seasons (2019-21), including a 2021 campaign that saw Sante Fe turn in a 31-16 record and a conference tournament title, as well as secure its first trip to the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) in four years. Six Saints were decorated with all-conference accolades, including three that also garnered a spot on the FCSAA All-State and National Junior College Association of America (NJCAA) All-Region squads.
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Parker played in 200 games (199 starts) as an every day infielder at Appalachian State from 2014 to 2017, and compiled a .291 (161-for-554) batting average to go along with 75 extra-base hits (38 HR), 118 RBI and 106 runs scored. She exited Boone, N.C., ranking among the program’s all-time leaders in a handful of categories, including a third-place listing in career RBI, home runs, total bases (315) and slugging percentage (.569). She earned a spot on the Southern Conference’s All-Freshman Team as a rookie.
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Parker earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Appalachian State in 2017.
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Parker ventured to Middle Georgia after serving a similar role under Fico at Sante Fe College in Gainesville, Fla.
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A Valdosta, Ga., native and Lowndes High School product, Parker helped guide the Saints to 70 wins in three seasons (2019-21), including a 2021 campaign that saw Sante Fe turn in a 31-16 record and a conference tournament title, as well as secure its first trip to the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) in four years. Six Saints were decorated with all-conference accolades, including three that also garnered a spot on the FCSAA All-State and National Junior College Association of America (NJCAA) All-Region squads.
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Parker played in 200 games (199 starts) as an every day infielder at Appalachian State from 2014 to 2017, and compiled a .291 (161-for-554) batting average to go along with 75 extra-base hits (38 HR), 118 RBI and 106 runs scored. She exited Boone, N.C., ranking among the program’s all-time leaders in a handful of categories, including a third-place listing in career RBI, home runs, total bases (315) and slugging percentage (.569). She earned a spot on the Southern Conference’s All-Freshman Team as a rookie.
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Parker earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Appalachian State in 2017.
| THE PARKER FILE | |
| Coaching Experience | |
| 2019-21 | Santa Fe College (Assistant Coach) |
| 2022-Present | Mercer (Assistant Coach) |
| Playing Experience | |
| Four-year letterwinner (2014-17) as an infielder at Appalachian State. | |
| Education | |
| Bachelor's degree in education (Appalachian State, 2017). | |
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