Sunshine Eagles Billy Parsons has joined the Melbourne Aces for the Australian Baseball League season.
Parsons, a 25-year-old right-hander, spent the previous three ABL seasons with Canberra.
Last year, the pitcher made 13 relief appearances and allowed 10 earned runs over 23 innings, leading him to a career best 3.91 earned run average.
In his three outings versus the Aces, he did not allow an earned run over five innings.
Earlier this year, Parsons spent the regular season in the states with the Sussex County Miners of the Frontier League.
He was also named to the league’s all-star team after posting a 1.50 ERA in 2023.
Parsons is also a member of the Australian men’s team, having most recently represented the country in the 2023 Asia Professional Baseball Championship in Japan.
Parsons, who won the Baseball Victoria George Heron Medal in 2021 while at Sunshine, has returned to the club this season.
Eagles coach Stuart Clayton has previously said that they love having him back this season.
Parsons is one of two Sunshine players who have been named in the Aces team so far.
Darryl George is the longest-tenured Aces player, having signed on for a 12th season for his home club.
The infielder currently ranks as the Aces all-time leader in games played (357), hits (344) and doubles (74).
He shares the club record for most home runs in history with 39.
The Aces kick off their season with a four-game series against the Canberra Cavalry at Melbourne Ballpark starting November 15.
