Bethune-Cookman University Athletics

Before Bethune-Cookman
Attended Santa Fe College for two years… Two-time academic All-American… All-state selection as a sophomore... Batted .326 and used a .410 on-base percentage as a freshman… Second team all-conference… Academic All-American as a freshman… Also named to the academic all-state team… Helped his team finish second in the conference…
 
Chiefland HS
Played high school baseball at Chiefland High under head coach Kyle Parnell… Played centerfield and batted .397 with an on-base percentage of .505 during his senior year… Was named Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Suwanee First Team All-Conference… All-Area Second Team as a senior as well… Helped his team to a 2014 district championship, regional championship and state runner-up… Batted .343 as a junior with a .473 on-base percentage in 2013… Was named MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in 2013 as a junior as well… All-Suwannee Conference First Team member… Went to the same high school as Jarret Johnson and Cedrick Bowers… Earned letters in football, basketball, baseball and weight lifting…
 
Personal
Full name is Cole Allen Parks… Majoring in Criminal Justice at Bethune-Cookman… Wants to become a fire fighter after college… Son of Craig and Stephanie Parks… Has a sibling, Sydney (17)… Enjoys hunting, fishing and frog gigging away from the sport of baseball… Favorite sports memory is winning the Junior College Florida State Tournament in 2016 over in Gainesville, Florida… Lists not stepping on the foul lines as a superstition during games… Favorite athlete is Ben Zobrist since he was with the Tampa Bay Rays because he likes how he handles business on and off the field… Favorite team is the Tampa Bay Rays… Fly Boys is his favorite movie… Lists Psych as his favorite television show… Denzel Washington is his favorite actor… Advice to youngsters is “if you’re not first, then you’re last”… Says his parents are the biggest influence in his life because they always kept him motivated both in the classroom and on the playing field…