Arkansas lefty Parker Coil announces return for senior season
Arkansas junior left-handed pitcher Parker Coil will return for his fourth and final season in Fayetteville, he announced Monday.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Oklahoma native was selected 485th overall in the 16th round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers, but elected to forego the professional ranks for another year with the Hogs.
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In 14 total games and 21.1 innings this past season, Coil recorded a 1.27 ERA with 24 strikeouts, two walks, 22 hits and three earned runs. He made 10 mound appearances for the Diamond Hogs up until a March 23 outing against South Carolina, when he sustained a back injury that left him sidelined until May 11.
As one of Arkansas’ most reliable bullpen arms, Coil’s return has massive implications for the Razorbacks’ pitching staff, which was in need of an experienced left-hander after losing names like Zach Root and Landon Beidelschies to the draft.
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Parker Coil Bio
MLB Draft
2025 – Milwaukee Brewers, 16th round (No. 485 overall)
Junior (2025)
» Fayetteville Regional All-Tournament Team (RP)
» Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Coil 14 relief appearances on the mound for Arkansas … Went 3-0 with a 1.27 ERA, 24 strikeouts and one save in 21.1 innings of work … Allowed just five runs (three earned) and issued only two walks all year … Racked up a season-high four strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings against Charlotte (March 2) …
Matched his season high in strikeouts (4) at #13 Ole Miss (March 15) … In the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, tossed a season-long 3.1 shutout innings with a season high-tying four strikeouts against North Dakota State (xxx) to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team (May 30) … In the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional, struck out two in a scoreless frame against #16 Tennessee (June 8).
Sophomore (2024)
» Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Made 16 relief appearances on the mound during his sophomore campaign … Recorded a 7.23 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 18.2 innings of work on the year … Allowed 16 runs (15 earned) on 25 hits and six walks … In SEC play, made seven appearances on the mound and finished with a 4.32 ERA in 8.1 innings … Struck out nine and walked just two in league action …
Coil was a member of an Arkansas pitching staff that set a school record with 706 strikeouts in 2024 … Made his season debut against James Madison (Feb. 17), striking out one in 0.2 innings on the mound … Tossed two scoreless frames with a strikeout against Grambling (Feb. 27) … Racked up a season-high three strikeouts in 1.1 innings in the second game of the doubleheader against McNeese (March 9) …
Struck out the only batter he faced against Arkansas State (April 2) … Made his first appearance on the mound of SEC play against Ole Miss (April 6), recording two strikeouts in 0.2 innings of relief work … Fired a scoreless frame with two strikeouts against Texas Tech (April 16) … Had two strikeouts over two innings in the first game of the doubleheader at No. 20 South Carolina (April 20) …
Twirled a scoreless frame with two strikeouts vs. UAPB (April 23) at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, Ark. … Threw a scoreless inning in relief in the second game of the doubleheader against Florida (April 27), recording a strikeout in the process …
Turned in his best outing of the year against No. 14 Mississippi State (May 11), firing a season-long 3.1 shutout innings with a season-high three strikeouts … Spun a scoreless inning in relief at No. 5 Texas A&M (May 17) … In the SEC Tournament, struck out one in an inning of relief work vs. South Carolina (May 22).
Freshman (2023)
» First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Made 15 appearances on the mound with three starts as a true freshman … Went 0-1 with a 6.55 ERA, 19 strikeouts and one save in 22.0 innings of work … In SEC play, made four appearances … Finished with an 0-1 record, a 12.27 ERA and three strikeouts in 3.1 innings … Recorded his lone save of the season in league play …
Made his Razorback debut vs. No. 15 TCU (Feb. 18) in the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas … First collegiate start came against Army (March 7), throwing a season-long 3.2 innings of three-run ball with three strikeouts …
Strung together back-to-back scoreless relief outings against Omaha (March 28) and Little Rock (April 12) … Punched out two in 2.2 innings of relief work at Missouri State (April 25) … Made his second career start against UNLV (March 14), striking out a season-high four over 2.1 innings … In his SEC debut, recorded his first collegiate save against Texas A&M (April 29) with 1.2 innings of work and one strikeout …
Final start of the season came vs. Lipscomb (May 2) at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, Ark., twirling two shutout innings with two strikeouts.
High School
Attended Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Okla. … Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 235 overall prospect and the No. 29 left-handed pitcher in the class of 2022 …
No. 4 overall prospect and the No. 2 left-handed pitcher in the state of Oklahoma by Perfect Game … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 114 overall prospect and the No. 16 left-handed pitcher in the country … No. 5 overall prospect and No. 2 left-handed pitcher in Oklahoma by Prep Baseball Report …
No. 173 on Perfect Game’s Top 300 2022 MLB Draft Board … 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – West All-Region First Team … 2021 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – West All-Region First Team … 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – West Region Honorable Mention.
