Episode 68: For This Episode I was Back Down In Columbia,SC To Film with Uncommitted Class of 23 1st Baseman/Outfielder Parker Mergo. He has Good Power for his Size, and has a Good Arm as well. We Started out the day at his High School and hit some BP, The Did a Few Defensive Drills at 1st. Then Headed over to a Local Gym for a Quick Workout. Be sure to give him a Follow on IG @Parker.Mergo & Follow me a Well to see Pictures from this episode, as well as Sneak Peaks at Future Episodes!
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My name is Parker Merger. I'm a 2023 graduate. I play first in outfield. I currently go to
Brooklyn KC High School and I'm uncommitted. I started playing baseball when I was about
four years old. My parents had always influenced me to love the game, so I started in coach's pitch
and I just fell in love with the game. Always playing every day and being with my friends
every night. I feel like my defense has always been a strength in my game. Also teamwork,
barreling up balls is probably my weakest thing right now. I'm just trying to find
the barrel in my at-bats and trying to work harder on my hit.
A family is one of the biggest things I'm looking for. I want to show up to practice every day and
everybody works together. There's nobody wanting to work for themselves. Everybody's working for
one goal, either to win a conference championship or a national championship. Just being around
family every day is one of the biggest things I'm looking for. I feel like I can bring hard
work and effort. That's something that I bring day in and day out, no matter how bad my day can be.
Being on this baseball field is one of the best things that you can ever imagine. There's people
out there that don't have the same chance as you, so I feel like hard work and effort is one of the
biggest things I'll be able to bring to a college program. I go to the plate every at-bat just to
do my thing. It's me versus the pitcher every single day and I'm doing my thing. If he beats
me, he beats me, but I'm going to go up there and give it my best. I don't feel any pressure.
Brett Gardner, he's always been my top favorite. DJ LeMahieu and probably Derek Jeter. Brett Gardner,
I've always loved. He's from South Carolina. I've got to meet him a few times. Him and DJ LeMahieu
kind of play the game the same way, so I love their hard work and effort every single day.
They give it all they got. Derek Jeter, he was always my inspiration. He was a small guy,
just like I am right now, so he made it that big. I'm going to work my hardest to get to the point
where he was. Hitting up the Waffle House before every game, I get a chicken and hash brown bowl
with scrambled eggs and cheese and raisin toast. That's an everyday game day thing.
It's always been a ritual and it's worked so far, so I'm going to keep doing it.
My walk-up song has been the same since I was about nine years old. It was Champ by Nelly.
My mom chose it for me when I was about nine years old and I've kept it all the way through
because it's one of the most things she loves about when I walk up to the plate, so I've kept
this song ever since. When my travel team was 12 years old, we went to Cooperstown Dream Park
and we all stayed together in a dorm for a week. We all got closer and playing that game with them
every single day and working our hardest to try to win. We competed in the top four and
lost in the semifinals, so that was one of the best weeks of baseball in my life.
We started off the day on the field, hit BP with wood and metal. Then we did some defensive work
and now we just finished at the gym on a good workout. Thanks for watching my day in the life.
