Parks Harber

Position:
INF
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-3
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Westminster

At North Carolina (2024)
Started all 61 games played with 60 starts at first base and one at designated hitter during his lone season as a Tar Heel • NCBWA Second Team All-America • Second-Team All-ACC • Posted a final slash line of .343/.425/.648, all career-highs • Posted career-highs for home runs (20), RBIs (63), hits (80) and walks (35) • Led the team in hitting and ranked second in home runs (20) and slugging percentage • Finished among the top-20 players in the ACC in home runs (12^th), total bases (12^th), batting average (13^th), slugging percentage (16^th), RBIs (16^th) and hits (18^th) • Became the 11^th Tar Heel to hit 20 home runs in a season • Hit 15 home runs against ACC opponents • Collected three hits in his UNC debut on opening day against Wagner (2/16) • Tripled in the second game of the season; his first three-base hit since the 2022 Chapel Hill Regional as a Georgia Bulldog • Went 3-for-5 in game two of the Princeton series after missing the previous three games due to injury • Hit his first home run as a Tar Heel in the series opener against Pitt (3/8) • Tied his career-high for RBIs with five against Georgia Tech (3/23) • Went 5-for-9 with a two home runs and six RBIs in the final two games of the Georgia Tech series, homering in each game • Belted two home runs against North Carolina A&T (3/26) • Tied the UNC record for home runs in a game with three at Wake Forest (3/30) • Homered in a school record five consecutive games from March 23 - 30 • Named NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy Hitter of the Week, ACC Player of the Week, D1 Baseball Player of the Week and Perfect Game Player of the Week for the week ending March 31 • Hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh in UNC’s win over Virginia (4/6) • Homered in each of the first two games of the NC State series • Hit a home run in the first inning of consecutive games against Charlotte (4/30) and William & Mary (5/1) • Drove in the game-winning run in the 6-4 win over Duke to clinch the best record in the ACC.

At Georgia (2021-23)
Three-year letterman at the University of Georgia • Appeared in 145 games with 135 starts (74-3B, 55-1B, 6-DH) • Batted .286 with 18 doubles, two triples, 34 home runs and 128 RBIs • Compiled 41 multi-hit games and 37 multi-RBI games • Recorded 109 RBIs in his final 110 games as a Bulldog • Posted a .969 fielding percentage in 607 chances, splitting time between first and third bases • Longest hitting streak of his UGA career was 12 games • Batted .300 in SEC play as a sophomore and junior • Helped the Bulldogs earn an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional • Academic All-SEC member • Posted a slash line of .283/.342/.576 with 18 home runs and 56 RBIs in 2023 • Led UGA with 18 multi-RBI games as a junior and collected multiple hits in 16 games • Missed hitting for the cycle by a double in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional game against Hofstra, 3-for-6 with a triple, home run and four RBI • Collected a career-best five hits at Auburn (3/25/23) • Blasted a pair of home runs in a 4-for-5 effort with three runs scored and three RBIs in 12-7 road win over LSU (4/30/22) • Hit a 10^th-inning, walk-off home run against Kennesaw State (3/23/21) and a game-ending RBI double against Clemson (4/20/21).

High School
A graduate of The Westminster School where he played for Chad Laney • Batted .431 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI as sophomore in 2018, missed majority of his junior year due to wrist injury and then his senior season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic • Helped the Wildcats to a 25-13 mark and state runner-up finish in the 2018 GHSA 3A region • Named First Team All-State and 2018 Class 3A Player of the Year by the Georgia Dugout Club • Honored by the Atlanta 400 Club as an All-Star • A three-year letterman on the football team where he served as the quarterback and led the team to the AAA state playoffs in 2018 • A member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll.

Personal
Born Sept. 25, 2001 • Son of Gene Harber and Harriet Huger.