{"id":2916,"date":"2009-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"stjohnsoutfielderjimmyparquecomesfromstrongbaseballbackground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2009\/02\/11\/stjohnsoutfielderjimmyparquecomesfromstrongbaseballbackground\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Johns outfielder Jimmy Parque comes from strong baseball background"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madison, WI \u2013 February 11, 2009. The Mallards newest roster addition, St. John\u2019s junior outfielder Jimmy Parque, comes to Madison with hopes of trying to differentiate himself from two other rather athletic and successful people named \u201cJim\u201d in his family. The first \u201cJim,\u201d his father, was a member of the last Terra Nova Central Coast baseball championship team in 1980 and was named the team\u2019s MVP. The other \u201cJim,\u201d his second-cousin, pitched for the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1998 to 2003 after being selected in the first round of the 1997 supplemental draft from UCLA. The former Bruin enjoyed his best season in the big leagues in 2000, posting a 12-6 record before a torn labrum ended his year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family\u2019s ties to the game of baseball is a cool story to talk about, but I\u2019m set on making a name for myself and seeing how far this great game will take me,\u201d said Jimmy Parque.<\/p>\n<p>The speedy outfielder is a transfer from Skyline Junior College in San Francisco. In 2008 he hit .378 with 16 doubles, 8 home runs, 36 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.<\/p>\n<p>He then played in the Alaskan Baseball League last summer for the Anchorage Bucs and recorded 8 doubles and 21 RBIs in 44 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying in Alaska was a great experience in learning how to deal with the ups-and-downs of a minor league-type schedule,\u201d said Parque. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutside of baseball there wasn\u2019t all that much to do besides fish, so I\u2019m excited to experience all that Madison has to offer. Though I know that we won\u2019t have much time to sight-see given we\u2019re playing 68 games in two-and-a-half months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parque has heard all about the Northwoods League experience being good friends with former St. John\u2019s outfielder Will Vogl, who also played for the Mallards under Field Manager C.J. Thieleke in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill said Madison was the ultimate place to play summer collegiate baseball and he really enjoyed learning from C.J. and his staff. I know when I get up there I\u2019ll be soaking everything in and trying to learn as much as I can just like he did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thieleke can\u2019t wait to watch Parque play in person after hearing high praise from former coaches and teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy comes from a program at St. John\u2019s that is one of the few northern clubs to establish themselves as a legitimate postseason contender year in and year out,\u201d said Thieleke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re one of the most fundamentally sound programs in the nation and I like to think that our clubs are very alike in that we both do the little things to win baseball games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor being a little guy at 5\u20199\u201d he has a lot of pop in his bat and let\u2019s not forget that Jimmy was also drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of high school.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Did you know? Parque\u2019s high school, Junipero Serra in San Mateo, CA, boasts a rather impressive alumni list&#8211;former attendees include Barry Bonds, Tom Brady, and Lynn Swann.<\/p>\n<div id=\"images_news\"> <img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.mallardsbaseball.com\/images\/stories\/site_images\/news\/circleweb.gif\" align=\"left\" width=\"28%\" vspace=\"3\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madison, WI \u2013 February 11, 2009. 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