Amherst College Athletics

William Conrad Parker
Softball (1998-06), Golf (2006-08)

Conrad Parker taught and coached in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools for 30 years.  He coached basketball, football, golf, softball, and tennis while at Bayside High School.  His softball teams were Beach District Champions in 1993, 1994 and 1995; Regional Champions in 1994 and 1995; and advanced to the state final eight in 1995.  Among Parker’s accolades, he was named three-time Softball Coach of the Year in Virginia Beach (1993, 1994, and 1995); Virginia Beach sports Club Male Coach of the Year in 1996-97 and Chesapeake Athletic Club Coach of the Year in 1996.  Upon his retirement from Bayside, Parker easily transitioned to coaching softball at Virginia Wesleyan.  At VWU, Parker had a 217-156-1 overall record with a 90-42 conference record, including the first unbeaten conference record in softball program history (10-0 in 1998).  Parker is retired and lives in Virginia Beach with his wife, Nancy.