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University of Illinois Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

13 Gavin Parkerson

  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Gifford, Ill.
  • High School Armstrong Township HS
  • Prev School Parkland College

Biography

2025 - Sophomore (at Parkland College)

  • On the mound, registered a 6-3 record across 12 appearancesĀ 
  • Made 12 starts while logging a 3.11 ERA
  • Struck out 78 batters in his 55.0 innings of work

2024 - Freshman (at Parkland College)

  • Made 15 appearances, going 5-4 across four starts and 44.0 innings of work
  • Tallied 67 strikeouts and one save during his first collegiate season
  • Registered his first collegiate win in four innings against Harper CC (3/1/24)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Played three years of varsity baseball (2021-2023) at Armstrong Township High School
  • All-County (2021-2023)
  • All-Conference (2021-2022)

PERSONAL

  • Born on April 8, 2005
  • Son of Everett and Sara Parkerson
  • Has two sisters, Tinley and Brynn
  • Chose Illinois because ā€œbeing from a town not too far from Champaign, it was always my dream to play for Illinois. Getting that chance after my sophomore year at Parkland, I knew I couldn’t turn it down.ā€
  • Majoring in kinesiology

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