Parrish, Korecky Receive All-Big Ten Recognition
5/17/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- University of Michigan junior catcher David Parrish (Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza HS) was named the All-Big Ten Conference first team catcher, and sophomore RHP Bobby Korecky (Saline, Mich./Saline HS) was named to the All-Big Ten third team. The All-Big Ten teams, selected by the league coaches, were announced Wednesday (May 17) from the conference office.
Parrish, who finished second in the Big Ten batting race with a .415 (39-for-94) batting average and shared the league lead with seven homers, is the seventh Wolverine catcher to earn first team all-conference honors. Michigan has had a total of eight selections, with Ted Sizemore a two-time selection, in 1965 and 1966. The Wolverines have had at least one first team All-Big Ten selection in 29 of the last 30 years.
Korecky, who was the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his one-hitter vs. Iowa (May 14), ranked second in the conference with his 1.95 ERA. In overall action Korecky was 5-3 with five complete games and two shutouts and a 3.39 ERA that was fourth among Big Ten pitchers.
Parrish, who was voted Michigan's Most Valuable Player, led the Wolverines in overall action with a .356 batting average. He led the Wolverines in homers (11), RBI (41), total bases (102), slugging percentage (.621), on-base percentage (.432), sacrifice flies (5) and putouts (228). Parrish's 11 homers, the 13th best single season homer total in Michigan history, pushed his career home run total to 25, the ninth best career homer total at Michigan.
Michigan's All-Big Ten First Team Catchers
Jim Dickey (1958)
Bill Freehan (1961)
Ted Sizemore (1965, 1966)
Leon Roberts (1972)
Rich Bair (1983)
Darrin Campbell (1988)
David Parrish (2000)
Contact: Jim Schneider (734) 763-4423
