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Purvis' Joseph "JoJo" Parker has been selected as the Gatorade Mississippi baseball player of the year for the 2025 season on June 3.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound senior had a .489 batting average with 35 RBIs, 13 home runs and 64 runs scored. As a pitcher, Parker was 8-2 with a 2.77 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 55⅔ innings. Parker helped Purvis reach the MHSAA Class 4A state title game, where it fell to West Lauderdale in three games.
"JoJo Parker is a born leader on and off the baseball field," Purvis coach Tony Farlow said in a news release. "His baseball knowledge and work ethic are exceptional. He has a great attitude and relentless dedication that have made him one of the best high school players in the country.”
Parker, a shortstop, was a 2025 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American and was awarded MHSAA 4A Co-Mr. Baseball, shared with his twin brother, Jacob. JoJo Parker is a Mississippi State baseball signee.
MLB.com has Parker as the No. 10 overall draft prospect and a projected early first-round selection in their recent rankings. The projection marks Parker as the No. 5 high school prospect in this year's upcoming 2025 MLB draft, which will occur July 13-14.
MORE: Mississippi State baseball signees Jacob, JoJo Parker eye MLB draft during MHSAA playoff run
Parker joins recent Gatorade Mississippi baseball players of the year Konnor Griffin (2024, Jackson Prep), Cooper Pratt (2023, Magnolia Heights), Dakota Jordan (2022, Jackson Academy) and Braden Montgomery (2021, Madison Central).
Parker is the first MHSAA player to win the award since Montgomery in 2021 at Madison Central.
Michael Chavez covers high school sports, among others, for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] or reach out to him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: MHSAA baseball: JoJo Parker wins Gatorade's baseball player of the year
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The 6-foot-2, 205-pound senior had a .489 batting average with 35 RBIs, 13 home runs and 64 runs scored. As a pitcher, Parker was 8-2 with a 2.77 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 55⅔ innings. Parker helped Purvis reach the MHSAA Class 4A state title game, where it fell to West Lauderdale in three games.
"JoJo Parker is a born leader on and off the baseball field," Purvis coach Tony Farlow said in a news release. "His baseball knowledge and work ethic are exceptional. He has a great attitude and relentless dedication that have made him one of the best high school players in the country.”
Parker, a shortstop, was a 2025 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American and was awarded MHSAA 4A Co-Mr. Baseball, shared with his twin brother, Jacob. JoJo Parker is a Mississippi State baseball signee.
MLB.com has Parker as the No. 10 overall draft prospect and a projected early first-round selection in their recent rankings. The projection marks Parker as the No. 5 high school prospect in this year's upcoming 2025 MLB draft, which will occur July 13-14.
MORE: Mississippi State baseball signees Jacob, JoJo Parker eye MLB draft during MHSAA playoff run
Parker joins recent Gatorade Mississippi baseball players of the year Konnor Griffin (2024, Jackson Prep), Cooper Pratt (2023, Magnolia Heights), Dakota Jordan (2022, Jackson Academy) and Braden Montgomery (2021, Madison Central).
Parker is the first MHSAA player to win the award since Montgomery in 2021 at Madison Central.
Michael Chavez covers high school sports, among others, for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] or reach out to him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: MHSAA baseball: JoJo Parker wins Gatorade's baseball player of the year
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