JUNIOR (2018)
25 GP, 2-2, 6 SV, 2.03 ERA, 26 2/3 IP, 35 K, 17 H, 11 R, 6 ER, 16 BB, .179 BA
• Selected in the 14th Round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants
• Named a Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball
• Tabbed as the 86th MLB Draft eligible prospect by Baseball America
• Received Preseason All-Conference honors in The American
• Moved into fifth in program history with 15 career saves
• Led UCF in saves for second straight season with six stops
• Struck out at least two batters in 12 appearances
• Worked out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth at Miami (4/11), striking out three without giving up a run
• Fanned three batters against Savannah State (2/24)
• Notched first save of the year against Wagner (3/3)
• Struck out a season-high four batters against Tulane (5/18) for second win of the year
SOPHOMORE (2017)
• Led the bullpen in appearances with 27 games played
• Finished the season with a team-low 1.66 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched
• Held opponents to a team-low .154 batting average
• Only allowed one home run the whole season
• Held teams hitless in 12 appearnaces
• Pitched three innings with five strikeouts vs. Stony Brook (3/4)
• Threw for three innings with six strikeouts at Bethune Cookman (3/21)
• As a member of the US Collegiate National Team in the summer of 2017, made eight appearances representing his country with an ERA of 0.00 in eight and one-third innings of work
• Tossed one and one-third innings against Chinese Taipei and struck out three
• Came out of the bullpen in three games against Cuba to fan four with one walk
•Struck out a pair against the Futures Baseball League All-Stars
FRESHMAN (2016)
• Appeared in 12 games and made five starts
• 28 innings pitched with a 5.40 ERA
• Threw 4.2 innings of work against Florida State, allowing just one earned run
• Fanned six in a 5.1 inning start against Florida Atlantic
PRIOR TO UCF
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Eric Entrekin at Lake Brantley High School
• Threw a complete-game victory in the 2013 Class 8A FHSAA State Championship game
• Earned All-Conference Second Team honors
• Tabbed as the Patriots' MVP Pitcher Award following junior and senior seasons
• Named the LBHS JV Pitcher of the Year as a freshman
• Participated on the basketball and football teams as freshman and received the Patriot's Most Improved Freshman Football Player award
• Competed with the Orlando Scorpions during the summer and won a pair of National Championships
PERSONAL
• Born Dec. 10, 1996 in Orlando, Fla.
• Son of Larry and Shawna Tucker
• Majoring in Communications
25 GP, 2-2, 6 SV, 2.03 ERA, 26 2/3 IP, 35 K, 17 H, 11 R, 6 ER, 16 BB, .179 BA
• Selected in the 14th Round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants
• Named a Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball
• Tabbed as the 86th MLB Draft eligible prospect by Baseball America
• Received Preseason All-Conference honors in The American
• Moved into fifth in program history with 15 career saves
• Led UCF in saves for second straight season with six stops
• Struck out at least two batters in 12 appearances
• Worked out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth at Miami (4/11), striking out three without giving up a run
• Fanned three batters against Savannah State (2/24)
• Notched first save of the year against Wagner (3/3)
• Struck out a season-high four batters against Tulane (5/18) for second win of the year
SOPHOMORE (2017)
• Led the bullpen in appearances with 27 games played
• Finished the season with a team-low 1.66 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched
• Held opponents to a team-low .154 batting average
• Only allowed one home run the whole season
• Held teams hitless in 12 appearnaces
• Pitched three innings with five strikeouts vs. Stony Brook (3/4)
• Threw for three innings with six strikeouts at Bethune Cookman (3/21)
• As a member of the US Collegiate National Team in the summer of 2017, made eight appearances representing his country with an ERA of 0.00 in eight and one-third innings of work
• Tossed one and one-third innings against Chinese Taipei and struck out three
• Came out of the bullpen in three games against Cuba to fan four with one walk
•Struck out a pair against the Futures Baseball League All-Stars
FRESHMAN (2016)
• Appeared in 12 games and made five starts
• 28 innings pitched with a 5.40 ERA
• Threw 4.2 innings of work against Florida State, allowing just one earned run
• Fanned six in a 5.1 inning start against Florida Atlantic
PRIOR TO UCF
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Eric Entrekin at Lake Brantley High School
• Threw a complete-game victory in the 2013 Class 8A FHSAA State Championship game
• Earned All-Conference Second Team honors
• Tabbed as the Patriots' MVP Pitcher Award following junior and senior seasons
• Named the LBHS JV Pitcher of the Year as a freshman
• Participated on the basketball and football teams as freshman and received the Patriot's Most Improved Freshman Football Player award
• Competed with the Orlando Scorpions during the summer and won a pair of National Championships
PERSONAL
• Born Dec. 10, 1996 in Orlando, Fla.
• Son of Larry and Shawna Tucker
• Majoring in Communications