Usually, when there’s a “signing ceremony” at a high school, it’s an athlete committing to a college to continue their education and their athletic career at a university or college. On Wednesday, there was a signing ceremony of a different sort at Bryant High School baseball field.
Jackson “J.T.” Parker, who has settled in as the starting first baseman for the 6A-Central Conference champion Bryant Hornets, is hitting .275 with four doubles, a triple, 13 runs scored and 12 driven in. He’s stolen nine bases.
But Parker didn’t “sign” with a college or university. He ‘signed” with the United States of America, with the U.S. Marine Corps, following in the footsteps of his grandfather.
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