Wagner College Athletics

Kelsey Parker, a familiar face within the Seahawk softball program as she spent the last four years rewriting the Seahawk record books, enters her second year as assistant coach for Wagner. 
 
"I'm very excited to have Kelsey as a part of our staff," said head coach Angie Churchill. "She represents everything that Wagner stands for. She was a standout student-athlete here and will be a great mentor for the team and possesses a great knowledge, passion and love for the game."
 
One of the top players in program history, the four-year shortstop finished third all-time with 22 home runs, fourth in RBIs (98) and sixth in base hits (171). Defensively, Parker finished second all-time with 414 assists, while starting in 178 games for the Seahawks.
 
Parker was named Northeast Conference (NEC) Most Improved Player in her junior campaign after she ranked 18th overall in the country with a .444 batting average and 44th overall in the nation with a .741 slugging percentage. These stats also led the team and the NEC along with 60 hits, 41 RBIs.
 
As a captain in her senior season, Parker led the squad again, this time in batting average (.351), slugging percentage (.515), hits (34), and runs scored (16). She was a back-to-back Second Team All-NEC selection in her junior (2014) and senior (2015) seasons. In addition, she garnered four NEC Player of the Week citations throughout her career.
 
"I'm very thankful to Coach Churchill for giving me the opportunity to return, in a new role, to this program that means so much to me." expressed Parker. "I'm thrilled for the chance to be a part of this new era of Wagner Softball and can't wait to see what the future holds."
 
When she wasn't rewriting records on the field, Parker was excelling in her academics, claiming 2014 NEC Softball Scholar Athlete of the Year honors while being named to the NEC Commissioner's List (3.75 GPA or higher), as well as the NEC Academic Honor Roll (3.2 GPA or higher) all four years at Wagner.
 
Parker was named to the 2015 Capital One CoSida Academic All-America District First-Team and was the recipient of the Wagner ECAC Merit Award in her senior year after carrying the highest cumulative GPA of 3.905. She was also a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Omicron Delta Kappa and the National Honor and Leadership Society.  
 
The Washington state native graduated in May 2015 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Along with her responsibilities as assistant coach for the softball program, Parker will pursue her Master's degree in Marketing at Wagner.