Meadows: ‘I’m 110 percent on Clemson’

It has been a little over a month since Grayson (Ga.) outfielder Parker Meadows committed to Clemson on July 25, but the excitement of being a Tiger hasn’t worn off at all for him.

“I’m just as excited as when I did commit,” Meadows said during a recent interview with The Clemson Insider. “Nothing’s really changed there. I’m 110 percent on Clemson, and I’m really excited to go up there.”

Meadows, a top-100 prospect in the 2018 class, competed with Team Elite over the summer.

After a hot start at the plate, Meadows slumped a bit. That’s when he turned to his older brother — former Clemson signee and current Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Austin Meadows — for advice.

“I was frustrated, but then I got to talking with him,” Parker said. “He was telling me it was just a mental thing and how easy it is to overcome it.”

Parker did that, and said it’s great to have a relationship like that with Austin.

“He’s been the guy I’ve been looking up to and resembled playing after,” Parker said, “so it’s really good.”

Last week at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C., Parker participated in tryouts for the USA Baseball 17-and-under/16-and-under national team.

Parker feels good about his performance there.

“They’re going to make the announcement of who makes the team in a couple weeks, so hopefully that all goes well,” Parker said. “I did pretty well down there, so we’ll see how it goes.”

The 6-foot-4, 180-pounder has stayed busy with baseball, but has had some time to keep in touch with Clemson head coach Monte Lee and assistant coach Bradley LeCroy.

“We’ve been talking a little bit,” Parker said. “I’ve been telling them how excited I am, and they’ve said the same to me.”

Parker really enjoyed witnessing what the Tigers accomplished in their first season under Lee.

“I think it was great, especially with coach Lee up there for the first year, and then Seth Beer turning up,” Parker said. “It was very fun watching them.”

Parker is focused on his upcoming junior season at Grayson, working on his jumps defensively and mental approach in the batter’s box.

But he can’t wait to get to Clemson in a couple of years.

“To see what coach Lee did in his first year, how good he can do, was great,” Parker said. “Hopefully we can get to Omaha and win the World Series.”