| J.B. Tucker |
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About Tucker:
A transfer from Mississippi State that immediately stepped into starting job at catcher... a durable catcher with an accurate arm... a quality hitter who has already faced top-flight competition in the SEC... has good power and could find a home in the middle of the Deacon batting order... an outstanding student who is majoring in Spanish... born February 20, 1982 in Blackfoot, Idaho.
In 2004:
Played in 40 games while starting 39 contests... regisitered a .252 batting average with five homeruns and 34 RBI... went 2-for-5 at Cal State Northridge with two doubles and four RBI... hit a homerun versus Lamar... added a grandslam against Liberty while going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored... went 1-for-3 with a solo homerun against Virginia Tech... in the last two games at Clemson went 5-for-9 with four RBI and a run scored... hit a two-run homerun against North Carolina in the series opener... went 7-for-14 in the Maryland series including a three-run homerun and 10 RBI while scoring three times... had four hits in the Virginia series.
At Mississippi State in 2003:
An Academic All-District IV Selection... member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll... shared time behind the plate, starting 20 games at catcher... batted .312 with a pair of home runs and 20 RBI... had six-multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games... homered in the SEC Championship Game against LSU... also homered against Mississippi Valley State... enjoyed a career-best 10-game hitting streak.
At Mississippi State in 2002:
Played in 29 games as a freshman, drawing 11 starts in 2002 ... Hit .200 with three doubles, three home runs and a .440 slugging percentage ... drew six starts at catcher and five as the DH ... made his collegiate debut against Ohio State on Feb. 23 and his first career start a day later as the DH against the 20th-ranked Buckeyes ... belted a solo shot against OSU... drilled a two-run shot against New Orleans... blasted a three-run homer against West Alabama... had a pair of RBI doubles against Auburn... had two hits against UAB ... made his first career start as a catcher against Mississippi Valley State on April 10... played in 13 SEC games, drawing starts at Louisiana State and at Alabama... sat out the 2001 campaign as a redshirt freshman.
At St. Stephen's Episcopal HS:
Four-year starter for coach Jim Pettee at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, Fla. ... first-team All-State selection, Manatee County Player of the Year, first-team all-area and team MVP as a senior ... hit .483 for the Falcons with eight home runs ... saw extensive duty as a catcher but also played third base and in the outfield ... earned all-area honors ... three-year starter in soccer, earning all-state honors during his junior season ... an Honor Roll student.
Career Stats
| Year | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB-A |
| 2004 | .252 | 40-39 | 159 | 23 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 41 | 2-2 |
| Totals | .252 | 40-39 | 159 | 23 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 41 | 2-2 |
