Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame
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Jim Parsons is being inducted into the Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame as an athlete.
Parsons was a four-year letter winner in baseball from 1970-73. He had an outstanding career with the Peacocks under coaches Stan Jack and Bill Prochaska leading the team to a pair of Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles in 1972 an 1973.
He had many great performances on the mound for the Peacocks. During April 1972, the hurler was 4-0 with an earned run average of 0.00 against IIAC opponents. During his 1972 season, Parsons allowed just 12 hits to the 137 batters he faced. Perhaps his most impressive feat came against William Penn when he threw a one-hit shutout striking out 26 batters in a 13-inning win.
Parsons was a two-time All-IIAC pitcher in 1970 and 1972 and posted an earned run average of 1.23 during the 1970 season and 0.72 during the 1972 campaign, which remains the program's record ERA for a season. As a junior in 1972, he was also named to the NAIA District 15 First Team.
A native of North Bend, Indiana, where he attended Riley High School, he earned a degree in physical education. He presently lives in Destin, Florida with his fiancée of three years Ronda. Parsons is the owner of Water Management Consulting and Testing, Inc., a construction consulting firm.
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