West Virginia University Athletics

2023 (r-Sr.)

• Signed undrafted free agent deal with Colorado Rockies
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Big 12 Player of the Week (April 24)
• Started all 60 games at shortstop
• Hit .318 with 58 runs scored, 23 RBI, nine doubles, three triples, and a home run
• Collected 20 stolen bases
• Drew a team-high 40 walks and was hit by 16 pitches for a .465 on-base percentage
• Hit a home run at Maryland (Feb. 21)
• Went 4-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and four runs scored against Minnesota (March 10)
• Drove in two runs and scored three times in win at App State (March 14)
• Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored at Oklahoma State (April 15)
• Went 4-for-5 with wth a double and two runs scored at Oklahoma State (April 16)
• Went 3-for-4 with a two runs and two stolen bases against Pitt at PNC Park (April 19)
• Had two hits, two walks, two runs, and two RBI against TCU (April 23)
• Collected four hits and two runs scored at Baylor (April 30)
• Reached base four times, drove in two, and scored three runs against Ball State in the NCAA Regional (June 3)

2022 (r-Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Played and started in all 55 games at shortstop
• Hit .181 with two home runs, two doubles, three triples and 19 RBI
• Also stole 21 bases, third-most on the team
• Homered in back-to-back games on March 19-20, at Campbell
• Had two RBI at TCU (April 3) and Marshall (April 6)
• Went 2-for-4 with three RBI on May 20, against Kansas State
• Also tallied a team-leading 121 assists in the field and turned 31 double plays

2021 (Jr.)

• Redshirted after suffering season-ending injury in the preseason

2020 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Started all 16 games at shortstop, batting .170 with four RBI, three runs scored and seven stolen bases
• Stolen base total was tied for second-best on the team
• Registered a hit in each of the first four games of the season from Feb. 14-18
• Finished 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored against Canisius on Feb. 18
• Also stole two bases against the Griffins
• Drove in a run at Richmond on March 1, as part of a 1-for-3 day
• Finished with 35 assists in the field, good for second-most on the squad

2019 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Started all 60 games at shortstop in his first season on campus, hitting .199 with 37 runs scored, a home run, 21 RBI, 10 doubles, a team-leading 39 walks and .365 on-base percentage
• Also finished with 19 stolen bases, third-most on the team
• Earned his first career hit on Feb. 16, at Georgia State, finishing 1-for-4 with two RBI
• Went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks at Georgia Southern on Feb. 23
• Tallied two hits, two RBI and a run scored at William & Mary on March 16
• Drove in three more runs against the Tribe on March 17
• Hit first career home run as part of a 2-for-3, four-RBI day against Youngstown State on March 19; also doubled and scored three runs
• Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored against Oklahoma on March 30
• Finished 2-for-4 with an RBI on April 6, at Oklahoma State
• Recorded two runs scored as part of a 2-for-4 outing against Kansas on May 22, in the Big 12 Championship
• Finished 2-for-2 in the Big 12 Championship Final against Oklahoma State on May 26

High School

• Attended Prince George High and played for coach Mickey Roberts, where he helped his team win its first-ever state championship in 2018
• Was a two-time first team all-conference, first team all-region, second team all-state and all-academic team honoree
• Ranked No. 7 overall and No. 2 among shortstops in Virginia by Perfect Game
• Also played basketball, where he was a second team all-conference honoree

Personal

• Son of Eric Sr. and Ramona Tucker
• Has one brother
• Birthday is Feb. 10
• Earned bachelor’s degree in sport and exercise psychology in May 2022
• Currently enrolled in sport management master’s program
• Dean’s List
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll