Kansas State University Athletics

2017 Baseball

Parker Rigler
Jersey Number 16

Parker Rigler

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Edmond Memorial
  • Prev School:
    Cowley College
HONORS
NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week (3/6/17)
Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (3/6/17)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (3/6/17)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (5/9/16)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
HONORS
Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 31st round (927th overall) in the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

SENIOR (2017)
Named National and Big 12 Player of the Week after throwing a nine-inning no-hitter against Eastern Illinois on March 5 ... No-hitter was program's ninth ever and first since 1991 ... Struck out six and walked two in historic 14-0 victory ... No-hitter was second career complete game ... Tied for team lead with five quality starts ... Went 4-4 with a 3.67 ERA (31 ER, 76.0 IP) in 14 appearances (all starts) and led team with 51 strikeouts ... Team leader in innings pitched (76.0) ... Opponents hit .246 against him with 51 strikeouts and 44 walks ... Held opponents to a .195 average with two outs ... Averaged 5.43 inning per appearance (longest on team) ... String of three straight quality starts from 3/5-18 ... Season-high seven strikeouts vs. Texas Tech on April 14.
2016 SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League ... Appeared in eight games (five starts) and posted a 4.03 ERA (13er, 29.0ip) and 21 strikeouts.

JUNIOR (2016)
Starting in every weekend series for the Wildcats, the first-year pitcher was 4-9 with a 4.89 ERA (42er, 77.1ip), 73 strikeouts, 26 walks and a .265 batting average against … Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week (May 9) … Led the team in starts with 15, which is one shy of the school record for starts in a single season … Second on the team in wins and strikeouts … 6 quality starts … In Big 12-only starts, he was 1-5 with a 4.81 ERA (23er, 43.0ip), 38 strikeouts and 13 walks in 8 starts … Tied for sixth in strikeouts in Big 12-only games … Started on the Friday night in the final 7 regular season series … Went 2-3 with a 3.89 ERA (17er, 39.1ip) in those 7 starts … Tossed a quality start in his K-State debut on February 20 at UC Riverside, surrendering 3 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings … After allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks in 1 1/3 innings against No. 5 Oregon State on February 26, he made a relief appearance against Utah on February 28 … He struck out both batters he faced in the brief 2/3 of an inning relief appearance … Threw back-to-back quality starts on March 5 vs. UAPB and March 12 vs. Milwaukee … Struck out a season-high 8 against Milwaukee while holding the Panthers to a run in 6 1/3 innings of a winning decision … Struck out 6 or more in 4 straight outings from March 12-April 2 … Limited Iowa to a run in 6 innings on April 29 in Iowa City while also striking out 7 and walking one during the win … Threw a complete game near his hometown of Edmond on May 6 when he held Oklahoma to 3 runs in Norman to lead the Wildcats to a series-opening 9-3 victory … Against the Sooners, he retired 18 of the final 20 batters he faced while also striking out 4 and walking 1 … Threw a season-high 116 pitches … One of 8 pitchers to throw a complete game in a Big 12 contest … Pitched against the Sooners in the Big 12 Baseball Championship in Oklahoma City on May 26, yielding 8 runs (7 earned) over 2 2/3 innings of a start.

COWLEY COLLEGE (2014-15)
Played at Cowley College (KS) for two years, under head coach Dave Burroughs … Made 28 career appearances, including 26 starts, and never lost a single game (20-0) … 2015 NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention … 2015 Jayhawk Conference East Most Valuable Pitcher … 2014 Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division Freshman of the Year … Two-time All-Jayhawk Conference First Team … 12-0 with a 2.76 ERA (26er, 84.2ip), 95 strikeouts and 24 walks in 16 appearances (all starts) as a sophomore … Led NJCAA in wins while he was also first in complete games and shutouts and 13th in strikeouts … Struck out 10 or more in four of his last five starts … Fanned a season-high 11 in his final outing of the year, a nine-inning complete game vs. Dodge City on May 11 … Allowed more than two runs in just five of his 16 outings … As a freshman in 2014, he was 8-0 with a 3.36 ERA (23er, 61.2ip), 53 strikeouts and 15 walks in 12 appearances (10 starts) … Second on the team in strikeouts and innings pitched.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in four years at Edmond Memorial High School (OK), playing under head coach Kyle Roberts … Named an All-Star in his senior season by the Oklahoma City Area Baseball Coaches Association (OCABCA) … Also was an all-region selection and The Oklahoman Big All-City honorable mention in 2013 … Struck out 72 and walked 27 in his senior campaign … As a junior, he was 6-2 with a 1.99 ERA, 59 strikeouts and 25 walks. 
PERSONAL
Born on February 16, 1995 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma … Parents are Darrin and Jaeqni Rigler … Has two younger siblings, Price and Payton … Aspires to own a construction company … Majored in management.


 
Season ERA W-L G-GS CG SH/CB SV IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP
2016 4.89 4-9 16-15 1 0/0 0 77.1 78 45 42 26 73 6 10
2017 3.67 4-4 14-14 1 1/0 0 76.0 69 37 31 44 51 4 5
Career 4.28 8-13 30-29 2 1/0 0 153.1 147 82 73 70 124 10 15
K-State BSB | Postgame Press Conference vs Texas
Sunday, June 01
K-State Baseball | Game Highlights vs Houston Christian (Austin Regional)
Sunday, June 01
K-State BSB | Game Highlights vs Houston Christian (Austin Regional)
Saturday, May 31
K-State BSB | Postgame Press Conference vs Houston Christian
Saturday, May 31