Background: Returning starter for the Bulldogs...60 strikeouts in 49 IP...four-year letter-winner at Eastside Catholic HS for Coach Curt Towey…8-1  with a 1.91 ERA with 60 strikeouts and only 19 walks as a senior for team that was ranked #1 in state for the final poll…First Team All-Metro 3A P and was named to the All-State Team…Mariner Cup team in '07...listed as one of the top 50 prospects in the Pacific Northwest by Baseball Northwest...played in the All-State Series in Yakima…was 5-2 with 67 strikeouts in 54 innings as a junior…team went 17-7 and won the Metro 3A tourney…state 3A quarter-finalist…Second Team All-Metro 3A P…also hit .403…played summer baseball for Chaffey for Coach Jim Stewart…team went 52-10…was 8-1 on the mound with 64 strikeouts  and a 2.78 ERA in 50.1 innings.

Personal: Born June 17, 1990 in Redmond, WA…son of Craig and Joni Parthemer…one sister (Shelby, 14)…father played baseball at Washington…grandfather (Russ Parthemer) played basketball at Washington, other grandfather (Dennis Meyer) ran track at Washington...aunt (Mary Meyer) was an All-American swimmer at PLU …cousin (Shaun Parthemer) played baseball at Pacific Lutheran Unversity…3.5 GPA in high school scoring 1690 on the SAT…National Honor Society member…business major…chose Bellevue for the coaches…heard about the Bellevue program through the overall reputation of the school…also considered Washington, Washington State, Santa Clara, Pacific, and University of San Diego...lists greatest baseball thrill as winning the Metro League title…dedicating season to his grandfather…self-described as determined…goal is to help the team win NWAACC.