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Jersey Number 11
Parker Picot
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- B/T::
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rochester Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Rochester Adams HS
- Prev School:
- Alabama
CAREER: Came to MSU after one season at Alabama (2024) ... A two-time Academic All-Conference honoree, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2026 after being named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll for 2024.
2026 (JUNIOR): Garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Shared the Kirk Gibson Co-Offensive Player of the Year MSU Team Award with Nick Williams ... Led MSU and was fourth in the B1G in slugging percentage (.669), ranking second on the team and tied for 16th in the league in home runs with 14 ... The 14 homers ranks tied for eighth on MSU’s single-season home runs list, and was just two shy of team-leader Randy Seymour’s 16 ... Of the 14 HRs on the season, nine of them came in a span of 11 games from May 3-19, starting the spurt with a pair of HRs on May 3 vs. No. 1 UCLA, adding two HRs in the regular-season finale vs. Illinois State on May 16, with a homer in MSU’s B1G Tournament opening game and upset of No. 5 seed Purdue ... After opening season with a whopping eight RBI in game two of the season, he hit a cold stretch where his average was at .088 on March 18 and 20, before starting to climb out of the slump on March 24, then reaching peak climbing speed on April 11, hitting .432 from a span of April 11-May 3, with his average reaching .271 after the May 3 outing vs. No. 1 UCLA going 3-for-5 with two HR ... His average peaked at .298 after the series opener vs. Illinois State on May 14, when he went 3-for-3 and extended his season-long hit streak to nine games, before it came to an end after going without a hit in the loss the next day, but then bounced back with two hits, both for HR, in the series and regular-season finale on May 16, moving up to .290 average, finishing at .287 ... Hit .298 in the second half of the season, including .341 over the final 10 games ... Played in 43 games, and was also second on the team with 41 RBI, for a 0.95 RBI/game average, and was tied for fifth on the team with 10 doubles ... Led not only the outfield, but all MSU fielders with a 1.000 fielding percentage, logging 61 putouts and three assists without an error.
2025 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 52 games, making 51 starts, with all 51 starts in right field ... The 51 starts was also tied for fourth on the team, while the 52 games played ranked tied for sixth ... Led not only MSU, but tied for tops in the Big Ten in triples (5) ... Also ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.500), HR (8) and RBI (37), third in total bases (94), tied for third in doubles (11) and sacrifice flies (3), tied for fourth in hits (49) and at bats (188), along with tied for fifth in both runs scored (33) and sac bunts (2), in addition to eighth in batting average (.261) ... Added a .314 on-base percentage, along with 14 walks and two stolen bases ... Made Spartan debut on Feb. 14 vs. Western Michigan at USA Baseball Complex in Cary, N.C. ... Also ranked sixth on team with 11 multi-hit games, knocking two hits in six contests, three hits in four games and a career-high four hits in one game, coming at No. 25 USC on May 10 in the Spartans’ 15-5, 8-inning run-rule rout over the Trojans, and also had career-high six RBI in same game, knocking an RBI single in the second inning, and another RBI single in the third, adding a two-run HR in the fifth and capping the day and the Spartans’ scoring with a two-run double in the eighth inning ... Also added a five-RBI outing on Feb. 28 vs. Harvard at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., smacking not just the first home run of his college career, but coming on his first collegiate grand slam, in the first inning, then adding a solo homer in the fourth frame in the 14-1, 7-inning run-rule Victory for MSU ... The six and five RBI outings were part of his six multi-RBI games, ranking fifth on the team, adding four RBI in one game, along with two games with three RBI and one game with a pair of ribbies ... Had a stretch of one hit in six out of seven games (Feb. 14-March 5), before having a pair of season-long five-game hitting streaks, first on March 8-14, then again April 12-19, as well as finishing the season with a three-game hit streak as par of a hit in five of the last seven games, ending with at least one hit in 32 of the 52 games with a plate appearance ... Also had an 11-game reached base streak ... Along with his two HR outing for his first two homers of his career on Feb. 28, adding one home run in game six other games, including a stretch of three out of six games, all home contests, coming on April 9 vs. Central Michigan, April 12 vs. Northwestern and April 18 vs. Ohio State ... Added a pair of triples on March 14 at Iowa ... Had a streak of a double in three-straight games March 28-29 in a three-game series vs. Illinois, then back-to-back games on April 25-26 vs. Michigan, and capped season with a double in four of the last seven games of the season with one each on May 10 at USC, May 15 and 17 vs. Minnesota, along with May 22 vs. Oregon in the B1G Tournament ... Had a four-game stretch with at least one RBI, tallying eight total RBI in the four-game span, starting with four RBI vs. Northwestern on April 12, blasting a grand slam in the sixth inning, then adding one RBI the next day vs. NU, then tallied three ribbies on April 15 vs. Western Michigan, before one RBI vs. Ohio State on April 18, with a homer ... Logged 93 putouts in right field.
SUMMER 2024: Played summer league for the Royal Oak Leprechauns ... Was named a Northwoods League All-Star ... Season highlights included hitting walk-off grand slam in bottom of 12th inning in 7-3 win over Battle Creek Battle Jacks 7-3, and was named the Northwoods League Position Player of the Night.
PRIOR TO MSU: Played one season at Alabama ... Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll for 2023-24 academic year ... Played in three games, with one hit in two at bats.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Rochester Adams HS ... Named Michigan’s 2023 Mr. Baseball by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) ... Led Adams to the district title in senior season ... A two-time first-team All-State selection by the MHSBCA ... Finished as the RAHS career record-holder for home runs (19) and stolen bases (57) ... Posted a .387 average at the plate for the Highlanders with 45 hits, including 12 HR and 43 RBI as a senior ... On the mound, registered a 1.88 ERA with just 13 earned runs in 48.2 IP, with 88 strikeouts and posting a 5-1 record ... Named to MLive’s Metro Detroit Dream Team as a junior ... Tallied a .418 average with 10 HR and registered a new school record with 54 runs scored in junior season ... Added a 7-1 record on the mound, logging a 1.16 ERA in 42.1 IP ... Hit .467 with 30 runs scored as a sophomore ... Rated as the Michigan’s top-ranked outfielder and No. 1 overall prospect according to Perfect Game USA coming out of high school ... Also rated as the No. 21 outfielder nationally and No. 111 recruit at any position by Perfect Game ... Ranked at No. 2 outfielder and prospect from the state of Michigan, along with the No. 28 outfielder and No. 115 player overall by Prep Baseball Report ... Rated as the No. 65 high school prospect for the 2023 MLB Draft by Baseball America ... Also a standout football player at Rochester Adams, including being selected as a finalist for Michigan’s Mr. Football honors following his junior and senior seasons, playing both defensive back and quarterback ... Helped the Highlanders advance to the Division 1 championship game in 2021 and a Regional Final as a senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Alison and Tom Picot ... Has two brothers, Nicholas and Tait ... Majoring in business.
2026 (JUNIOR): Garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Shared the Kirk Gibson Co-Offensive Player of the Year MSU Team Award with Nick Williams ... Led MSU and was fourth in the B1G in slugging percentage (.669), ranking second on the team and tied for 16th in the league in home runs with 14 ... The 14 homers ranks tied for eighth on MSU’s single-season home runs list, and was just two shy of team-leader Randy Seymour’s 16 ... Of the 14 HRs on the season, nine of them came in a span of 11 games from May 3-19, starting the spurt with a pair of HRs on May 3 vs. No. 1 UCLA, adding two HRs in the regular-season finale vs. Illinois State on May 16, with a homer in MSU’s B1G Tournament opening game and upset of No. 5 seed Purdue ... After opening season with a whopping eight RBI in game two of the season, he hit a cold stretch where his average was at .088 on March 18 and 20, before starting to climb out of the slump on March 24, then reaching peak climbing speed on April 11, hitting .432 from a span of April 11-May 3, with his average reaching .271 after the May 3 outing vs. No. 1 UCLA going 3-for-5 with two HR ... His average peaked at .298 after the series opener vs. Illinois State on May 14, when he went 3-for-3 and extended his season-long hit streak to nine games, before it came to an end after going without a hit in the loss the next day, but then bounced back with two hits, both for HR, in the series and regular-season finale on May 16, moving up to .290 average, finishing at .287 ... Hit .298 in the second half of the season, including .341 over the final 10 games ... Played in 43 games, and was also second on the team with 41 RBI, for a 0.95 RBI/game average, and was tied for fifth on the team with 10 doubles ... Led not only the outfield, but all MSU fielders with a 1.000 fielding percentage, logging 61 putouts and three assists without an error.
2025 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 52 games, making 51 starts, with all 51 starts in right field ... The 51 starts was also tied for fourth on the team, while the 52 games played ranked tied for sixth ... Led not only MSU, but tied for tops in the Big Ten in triples (5) ... Also ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.500), HR (8) and RBI (37), third in total bases (94), tied for third in doubles (11) and sacrifice flies (3), tied for fourth in hits (49) and at bats (188), along with tied for fifth in both runs scored (33) and sac bunts (2), in addition to eighth in batting average (.261) ... Added a .314 on-base percentage, along with 14 walks and two stolen bases ... Made Spartan debut on Feb. 14 vs. Western Michigan at USA Baseball Complex in Cary, N.C. ... Also ranked sixth on team with 11 multi-hit games, knocking two hits in six contests, three hits in four games and a career-high four hits in one game, coming at No. 25 USC on May 10 in the Spartans’ 15-5, 8-inning run-rule rout over the Trojans, and also had career-high six RBI in same game, knocking an RBI single in the second inning, and another RBI single in the third, adding a two-run HR in the fifth and capping the day and the Spartans’ scoring with a two-run double in the eighth inning ... Also added a five-RBI outing on Feb. 28 vs. Harvard at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., smacking not just the first home run of his college career, but coming on his first collegiate grand slam, in the first inning, then adding a solo homer in the fourth frame in the 14-1, 7-inning run-rule Victory for MSU ... The six and five RBI outings were part of his six multi-RBI games, ranking fifth on the team, adding four RBI in one game, along with two games with three RBI and one game with a pair of ribbies ... Had a stretch of one hit in six out of seven games (Feb. 14-March 5), before having a pair of season-long five-game hitting streaks, first on March 8-14, then again April 12-19, as well as finishing the season with a three-game hit streak as par of a hit in five of the last seven games, ending with at least one hit in 32 of the 52 games with a plate appearance ... Also had an 11-game reached base streak ... Along with his two HR outing for his first two homers of his career on Feb. 28, adding one home run in game six other games, including a stretch of three out of six games, all home contests, coming on April 9 vs. Central Michigan, April 12 vs. Northwestern and April 18 vs. Ohio State ... Added a pair of triples on March 14 at Iowa ... Had a streak of a double in three-straight games March 28-29 in a three-game series vs. Illinois, then back-to-back games on April 25-26 vs. Michigan, and capped season with a double in four of the last seven games of the season with one each on May 10 at USC, May 15 and 17 vs. Minnesota, along with May 22 vs. Oregon in the B1G Tournament ... Had a four-game stretch with at least one RBI, tallying eight total RBI in the four-game span, starting with four RBI vs. Northwestern on April 12, blasting a grand slam in the sixth inning, then adding one RBI the next day vs. NU, then tallied three ribbies on April 15 vs. Western Michigan, before one RBI vs. Ohio State on April 18, with a homer ... Logged 93 putouts in right field.
SUMMER 2024: Played summer league for the Royal Oak Leprechauns ... Was named a Northwoods League All-Star ... Season highlights included hitting walk-off grand slam in bottom of 12th inning in 7-3 win over Battle Creek Battle Jacks 7-3, and was named the Northwoods League Position Player of the Night.
PRIOR TO MSU: Played one season at Alabama ... Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll for 2023-24 academic year ... Played in three games, with one hit in two at bats.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Rochester Adams HS ... Named Michigan’s 2023 Mr. Baseball by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) ... Led Adams to the district title in senior season ... A two-time first-team All-State selection by the MHSBCA ... Finished as the RAHS career record-holder for home runs (19) and stolen bases (57) ... Posted a .387 average at the plate for the Highlanders with 45 hits, including 12 HR and 43 RBI as a senior ... On the mound, registered a 1.88 ERA with just 13 earned runs in 48.2 IP, with 88 strikeouts and posting a 5-1 record ... Named to MLive’s Metro Detroit Dream Team as a junior ... Tallied a .418 average with 10 HR and registered a new school record with 54 runs scored in junior season ... Added a 7-1 record on the mound, logging a 1.16 ERA in 42.1 IP ... Hit .467 with 30 runs scored as a sophomore ... Rated as the Michigan’s top-ranked outfielder and No. 1 overall prospect according to Perfect Game USA coming out of high school ... Also rated as the No. 21 outfielder nationally and No. 111 recruit at any position by Perfect Game ... Ranked at No. 2 outfielder and prospect from the state of Michigan, along with the No. 28 outfielder and No. 115 player overall by Prep Baseball Report ... Rated as the No. 65 high school prospect for the 2023 MLB Draft by Baseball America ... Also a standout football player at Rochester Adams, including being selected as a finalist for Michigan’s Mr. Football honors following his junior and senior seasons, playing both defensive back and quarterback ... Helped the Highlanders advance to the Division 1 championship game in 2021 and a Regional Final as a senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Alison and Tom Picot ... Has two brothers, Nicholas and Tait ... Majoring in business.
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