University of North Carolina Athletics
Lilly Parrish Wins Florida Gulf Coast League MVP
July 9, 2025 | Softball
SARASOTA, Fla. – Lilly Parrish has been named the MVP of the Florida Gulf Coast League the league announced Wednesday morning.
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The rising sophomore dominated both in the circle and at the plate this summer. She led the league in innings pitched and in strikeouts as a pitcher with 65 innings pitched and 71 strikeouts. With a 9-1 record, she pitched to the tune of a 1.62 ERA.
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At the plate she hit .326 with a .415 on-base percentage driving in 13 runs and belting two home runs.
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In a standout game earlier in the summer, Parrish threw a complete game shutout and helped herself out by hitting a walkoff home run to deep left field.
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The Mechanicsville, Va. native looks to ride this momentum into her second season in Chapel Hill where she hit .500 in eight at bats and threw 40.2 innings as a pitcher earning a 4-1 record and one save as a freshman.
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Her team, the Manatee Impact opens the playoffs Thursday at 2 p.m. as the four seed against the winner of the 5/12 matchup.
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Fellow Tar Heel Skylar Young is also in the playoffs with the two seed Aquanauts. They play following the 2 p.m. game against the winner of the 7/10 matchup.
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The rising sophomore dominated both in the circle and at the plate this summer. She led the league in innings pitched and in strikeouts as a pitcher with 65 innings pitched and 71 strikeouts. With a 9-1 record, she pitched to the tune of a 1.62 ERA.
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At the plate she hit .326 with a .415 on-base percentage driving in 13 runs and belting two home runs.
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In a standout game earlier in the summer, Parrish threw a complete game shutout and helped herself out by hitting a walkoff home run to deep left field.
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The Mechanicsville, Va. native looks to ride this momentum into her second season in Chapel Hill where she hit .500 in eight at bats and threw 40.2 innings as a pitcher earning a 4-1 record and one save as a freshman.
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Her team, the Manatee Impact opens the playoffs Thursday at 2 p.m. as the four seed against the winner of the 5/12 matchup.
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Fellow Tar Heel Skylar Young is also in the playoffs with the two seed Aquanauts. They play following the 2 p.m. game against the winner of the 7/10 matchup.
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