Parker Detmers

The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

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Parker Detmers pitching against St. John's.

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Parker Detmers pitching against Western Michigan.

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B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 230
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Chatham, Ill.
High School:
Glenwood
Prev School:
Glenwood HS

2025: Made four starts on the mound before missing the remainder of the season due to injury ... Tallied a 1-1 record with a 3.94 ERA ... Struck out 15 in 16.0 innings ... Opened the season as Louisville’s Saturday starter ... Worked a career-long six innings, allowing just an unearned run while setting a career high with nine strikeouts for the win against Western Michigan on Feb. 23 ... Gave up just one earned run over six innings against St. John’s on March 1.

2024: Made 14 appearances as a freshman, starting two games ... Finished with a 2-1 record and a 7.23 ERA ... Struck out 17 batters in 18.2 innings ... Made his first collegiate debut on Feb. 23 against St. Bonaventure, getting the start and allowing just two runs over four innings of work ... Struck out three over 1.2 scoreless in his first relief outing against Youngstown State on March 3 ... Pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Cincinnati on March 26 ... Worked 1.2 shutout innings in relief at WKU on April 9 ... Threw a scoreless inning to finish off the win over WKU on April 23 ... Turned in 2.2 scoreless innings over relief work for the win against Clemson on April 27.

High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three in basketball at Glenwood High School … Was a two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference selection … 2023 State Journal-Register's Large School Baseball Player of the Year … As a senior, went 7-1 with a 0.45 ERA … Allowed just 20 hits and three earned runs in 46.1 innings with 77 strikeouts … Also hit .324 with seven doubles and four home runs … Ranked No. 64 overall player by Prep Baseball Report and No. 113 by Perfect Game.

Personal: Son of Kris and Erica Detmers … Has two older brothers – Reid and Drew … Father, Kris, pitched six years in the St. Louis Cardinals organization … Brother, Reid, played at Louisville from 2018-20 and was the No. 10 overall pick of the Los Angeles Angels in 2020 … Brother, Drew, played baseball at Millikin University … Majoring in Sport Administration … Favorite movie is 42 … Fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears … Favorite athletes are Zac Gallen and Walker Buehler … Favorite foods are steak and pizza.