Henderson State University Athletics

2023: Received All-GAC Honorable Mention honors for the second year in a row . . . Made 17 appearances on the mound, all of which came in relief, and 136 at-bats . . . Led the pitching staff with seven saves - the most saves in a single season for an HSU pitcher since Taylor Langston (9) in 2018 . . . Held a 3.80 ERA in 21.1 innings of work, recording 29 strikeouts while allowing just 15 hits and 11 runs, nine of which were earned . . . In his final regular season game at Clyde Berry Field, went 3-for-5 at the plate - a double shy of the cycle - with a triple and a home run while logging four RBI and two runs . . . Picked up his seventh save of the season at Oklahoma Baptist (Apr. 22) to claim the weekend series for HSU, pitching a scoreless inning while allowing just one walk. 

2022: An Honorable Mention All-GAC selection as a utility player ... Starred for the Reddies as a starting pitcher and batter ... Carried a 5.35 ERA in 15 appearances and 14 starts ... Pitched 67.1 innings and struck out 66 batters while walking just 31 ... Finished the year with a record of 4-3 and also recorded a save in the GAC Tournament semifinals against Ouachita Baptist (May 9) ... When he wasn't pitching he primarily featured as Henderson's designated hitter ... Played in 42 games and made 37 starts ... Batted .364 with 52 hits, 34 RBIs, 14 doubles and seven home runs ... Recorded 15 multi-hit games ... Had nine hits in five games at the GAC Tournament and had seven hits in four contests at the NCAA Central Regional ... Drove in 10 runs for the Reddies in postseason play ... Hit two home runs and finished 3-for-3 at the plate in a series-clinching win over Ouachita Baptist (Apr. 29) ... A career .303 hitter with a career 4.63 ERA in 101 innings pitched.

2021: A two-way player who became primarily a reliever by season’s end … Made 15 relief appearances for HSU and pitched 28.1 total innings … Carried a 3.49 ERA and struck out 26 batters … Opponents hit just .214 against him for the year … Earned three saves … Pitched 12.1 straight scoreless innings to end the season for the Reddies … Did not surrender a run in 11 of his 15 outings … Pitched two or more innings in seven of his appearances, including three outings of three innings or more … Also hit .200 in 25 at-bats with five hits, six RBIs, two doubles and a home run.

2020: Started every game he appeared in for the Reddies . . . Second on the team with 30 assists . . . One shy of the team-lead with 7 doubles on the season . . . Recorded 15 hits in his 19 games.

COLLEGE: Transferred from Eastern Oklahoma State. . . Posted a .313 batting average (31-99) with five home runs, three doubles, and 21 RBIs while helping the Mountaineers to a school record 44 wins. . . College teammates with Nick Butler and Kolby Reck.
 
PREP: Four-year letterman at Conway High School. . . Three-time All-Conference selection. . . Earned All-State Honorable Mention as a senior. . . Named All-State and All-State Tournament while helping the Wampus Cats to a Conference Championship and an appearance in the State Championship as a sophomore. . .High school teammates with Kolby Reck.
 
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 8, 1999. . . Son of Kevin and Anne Tucker. . . Majoring in Health & Human Performance.