SAVANNAH, Ga. – On Wednesday evening,
Isaiah Parido was selected in the fourth round of the 2027 Banana Ball Player Draft. The Indianapolis Clowns selected Parido with the first selection of the fourth round. Parido becomes the first Falcons to be drafted in the Banana Ball Player Draft and the fourth to be selected in a pro draft. Parido will join the other draft selections in a game against the All-Stars of the Banana Ball League on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. on the Banana Ball's YouTube channel.
Parido capped off his career with a historic 2026 season winning ABCA National Player of the Year. The 2026 unanimous All-American, Parido led the Falcons with a .411 batting average, 79 hits, 20 home runs, 71 RBIs, 20 doubles, four triples, 84 runs scored, a .519 on-base percentage, a .870 slugging percentage, and 34 stolen bases. Parido broke the single season record for the Falcons for hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, extra-base hits, runs scored, and total bases (167). Parido also earned the fourth All-American in program history and just the second First-Team All-American in program history.
Parido ended his historic four-year career with 13 of the Falcons' 18 career hitting records. Parido set the records for at-bats (703), plate appearances (881), total bases (470), runs scored (235), hits (247), RBIs (186), doubles (58), triples (18), home runs (43), home run percentage (6.1), extra-base hits (119), walks (138), and stolen bases (84).
During the summer, Parido played for the Aberdeen IronBirds in the Draft League. Parido earned a spot on the All-Draft League Second Halff Team after batting .333 with 53 hits, 15 extra-base hits, 39 RBIs, 36 runs scored, and 26 stolen bases in 43 games played.
