Indiana State University Athletics

2025: Started nine games in the 2025 season on the mound … Recorded a 2-4 record overall … Had a 5.20 ERA over 36.1 innings pitched … Posted a 25:29 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Had a .260 opponent batting average … Won his Indiana State debut going 5.0 innings allowing five hits and two runs while striking out six on February 14 against Wagner … Went 6.0 innings allowing four hits and one run on February 22 against Northeastern … Suffered an injury in a shortened outing on March 8 at SEMO, before returning to the mound on April 19 against Evansville … Went 6.1 innings allowing five hits and a run while striking out seven in a win on May 4 against Bradley … Went 5.0 innings allowing six hits and two runs on April 27 against Murray State.

Previous: Parson signs with the Sycamores by way of the University of Southern Indiana as the Owensboro, Ky. native enters his sophomore season. The right-handed pitcher started 11 games over the course of his freshman season at USI throwing 60.0 innings with a team-best 3.90 ERA while adding 60 strikeouts and holding opponents to a .215 batting average. Highlighting his season included striking out a season-high nine batters against Southern Illinois, while going at least 7.0-innings in four different games.
 
Parson took home a number of postseason accolades including being named the Ohio Valley Conference's Freshman of the Year, a Second Team All-OVC selection, and an OVC All-Freshman selection.
 
Parson lettered in baseball at Owensboro Catholic High School playing under Coach Jody Hamilton. He posted a 4-3 record with a 1.14 ERA and 77 strikeouts over 49.0 innings of work. He posted a no-hitter and was one batter shy of a perfect game in a postseason start against St. Mary's High School. Parson is the son of Alison Grant and James Parson and plans on majoring in sports management at Indiana State.