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2024 Baseball Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

26 Parker Bard

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Westfield, Ind.
  • Highschool Westfield
  • Bats/Throws R/R

Biography

2023 (Junior)
• Made a career-high 20 appearances on the season, including five starts
• Threw 44.1 innings with opponents hitting .256 against him
• Posted career-best marks in both K/9 (12.2) and K/BB (2.3)
• Finished the season with a 3-3 record and 60 strikeotus

2022 (Sophomore)
• Tied for the second-most appearances on the Flyers appearing in 17 games
• Made three starts on the mound for UD
• His 35.2 innings pitched ranked fourth on the Flyers and his 33 strikeouts ranked fifth on the team
• Finished with a 1-2 record and a 5.30 ERA
• Held hitters to a .238 batting average, fourth best on the team
• Made his season debut on Feb. 19 at North Carolina A&T, going 1.1 innings and allowing two unearned runs
• Picked up a season-high five strikeouts on March 15 at Purdue over three innings
• Notched his win at Northern Kentucky, pitching four innings in relief, allowing two earned runs
• At Fordham on April 16, pitched a season-high five innings, striking out four
• Started at Evansville on Feb. 27, vs. Richmond on May 15, and at Saint Louis on May 20
• In his final appearance of the season, went 4.2 scoreless innings at Saint Louis, striking out four

2021 (Freshman)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Made four starts across 14 appearances compiling a 3-0 record on the mound
• Tallied 28.2 innings on the mound and finished fifth on the team with 31 strikeouts on the year
• Pitched in collegiate debut on Feb. 19 at South Carolina, pitching one scoreless inning and picking up his first career strikeout
• Made his first career start on April 18 against George Mason, going six innings and setting a career high with 10 strikeouts to pick up his first career win
• Started the Atlantic 10 Championship Game against VCU on May 29 going three innings against the Rams
• Named to the Spring 2021 Dean's List

High School
• Was a two-year varsity player (2019-2020) at Westfield High School under head coach Ryan Bunnell
• Earned First Team All-Conference honors in 2019
• Compiled a 6-1 record with a 1.63 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 43 innings on the mound
• Named his high school's Pitcher of the Year in 2019
• Earned an Academic Honors diploma

Personal
• Son of Curtis and Lynette Bard
• Siblings are Jackson and Mary Ella Bard
• Majoring in Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5
• Pronouns: He/Him/His

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2021Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 175 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2022Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 180 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2023Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 180 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2024Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 180 lbs
    26