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Jersey Number 38
Braydon Tucker
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Brazil, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Indiana University
- High School:
- Northview High School
PRIOR TO LIPSCOMB AT INDIANA
2021 (Junior Season)
Awards: Earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on April 13.
Season: Made 11 appearances, all in relief … Posted two saves … Earned first career save against Illinois (4/10) … Collected saves against Illinois (4/10) and at Rutgers … Stranded both inherited runners … Issued one-or-fewer walks in all 11 appearances.
Penn State (3/13-14): Appeared in the second game of the series … Threw one scoreless inning … Allowed one hit. at Michigan State (3/26-28): Appeared in the middle game of the series … Allowed three runs – two earned – on five hits over 1 1/3 innings … Struck out one. at Ohio State (4/2-4): Appeared in the second game of the series … Threw two innings and allowed one run on one hit … Walked one in the outing. Illinois (4/9-10): Threw the final four innings scoreless to collect first career save … Did not allow a hit … Walked one and struck out one. at Northwestern (4/16-18): Appeared in the middle game of the series … Took the loss with four runs – three earned – on five hits over three innings of relief … Struck out two. Iowa (4/30-5/2): Appeared in the series opener … Worked two innings and allowed two runs – one earned – on three hits … Walked one and struck out two. at Rutgers/vs. Nebraska (5/7-9): Appeared in both games of a doubleheader in the middle of the event. at Rutgers (5/8): Earned the save with a scoreless 11th inning … Allowed one hit and struck out one. vs. Nebraska (5/8): Allowed two runs – one earned – on two hits … Walked one and struck out three. at Michigan (5/14-16): Appeared in the middle game of the series … Threw one clean inning. Nebraska/Ohio State (5/21-24): Appeared in the series opener. Nebraska (5/21): Threw 1 2/3 innings and allowed one run on two hits … Walked one and struck out two. at Maryland (5/29-30): Appeared in the series finale … Tossed three innings and allowed one run on three hits … Did not walk a batter … Struck out a season-best seven batters.
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Started four games on the mound … Collected two victories … Made first collegiate start in the series finale at LSU (2/15) to earn his first collegiate victory … Owned victories over LSU (2/15) and versus Siena (2/23) … Posted one quality start … Held the opponents to three-or-fewer runs in two of four starts … Issued two-or-fewer walks in three of four starts.
at LSU (2/14-15): Made first collegiate start in the series finale … Earned his first collegiate victory with six innings of one-run work … Scattered four hits, did not walk a batter and struck out one. South Alabama Tournament (2/21-23): Started the finale at the event. vs. Siena (2/23): Picked up the win with five scoreless innings of work … Allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three. Keith LeClair Classic (2/28-3/1): Started the finale at the event. vs. Ole Miss (3/1): Allowed five runs on six hits over four innings … Walked two and struck out three. San Diego (3/7-8): Gave up five runs – four earned – on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings … Struck out three and walked three.
2019 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made five appearances out of the bullpen … Made collegiate debut in middle game of a series at Memphis (2/16) … Did not allow an earned run of his own in four of five appearances…Stranded one of two inherited runners … Issued one-or-fewer walks in all five appearances.
at Memphis (2/16-17): Threw two innings and allowed three unearned runs on two hits … Walked one batter. at Tennessee (2/22-24): Allowed three runs – two earned – on two hits over two-thirds of an inning … Walked one batter. Butler (2/27): Allowed one hit and walked one in one inning of relief work … Struck out one batter. Louisville (5/14): Threw two scoreless innings and allowed two hits and one walk … Struck out one. Big Ten Tournament (5/22-23): Made one relief appearance at the event. vs. Iowa (5/22): Threw one inning and allowed one unearned run … Walked one batter.
High School:
Played for head coach Craig Trout at Northview High School, where he was a four-year letter winner … Rated as the No. 7 overall prospect and No. 5 right-handed pitcher in Indiana by Perfect Game … Helped the Knights to the Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 3A state championship as a sophomore … Tabbed honorable mention All-Central Region by Perfect Game as a senior … Two-time high honorable mention Underclass All-American per Perfect Game … Two-time All-State honoree … Named district pitcher of the year as a senior … Compiled a 35-6 overall record on the mound with 306 career strikeouts … Hit .400 for his prep career with 15 home runs … Owns school record for strikeouts in a game (20) … Also lettered three times in basketball
Personal:
Son of Tammy and Jim Tucker … Born on July 19, 1999 … Has two brothers, Trey Tucker and Dakota Smith … Brother, Dakota Smith, lettered in football at Rose-Hulman … Intended major is sports marketing and management.
2021 (Junior Season)
Awards: Earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on April 13.
Season: Made 11 appearances, all in relief … Posted two saves … Earned first career save against Illinois (4/10) … Collected saves against Illinois (4/10) and at Rutgers … Stranded both inherited runners … Issued one-or-fewer walks in all 11 appearances.
Penn State (3/13-14): Appeared in the second game of the series … Threw one scoreless inning … Allowed one hit. at Michigan State (3/26-28): Appeared in the middle game of the series … Allowed three runs – two earned – on five hits over 1 1/3 innings … Struck out one. at Ohio State (4/2-4): Appeared in the second game of the series … Threw two innings and allowed one run on one hit … Walked one in the outing. Illinois (4/9-10): Threw the final four innings scoreless to collect first career save … Did not allow a hit … Walked one and struck out one. at Northwestern (4/16-18): Appeared in the middle game of the series … Took the loss with four runs – three earned – on five hits over three innings of relief … Struck out two. Iowa (4/30-5/2): Appeared in the series opener … Worked two innings and allowed two runs – one earned – on three hits … Walked one and struck out two. at Rutgers/vs. Nebraska (5/7-9): Appeared in both games of a doubleheader in the middle of the event. at Rutgers (5/8): Earned the save with a scoreless 11th inning … Allowed one hit and struck out one. vs. Nebraska (5/8): Allowed two runs – one earned – on two hits … Walked one and struck out three. at Michigan (5/14-16): Appeared in the middle game of the series … Threw one clean inning. Nebraska/Ohio State (5/21-24): Appeared in the series opener. Nebraska (5/21): Threw 1 2/3 innings and allowed one run on two hits … Walked one and struck out two. at Maryland (5/29-30): Appeared in the series finale … Tossed three innings and allowed one run on three hits … Did not walk a batter … Struck out a season-best seven batters.
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Started four games on the mound … Collected two victories … Made first collegiate start in the series finale at LSU (2/15) to earn his first collegiate victory … Owned victories over LSU (2/15) and versus Siena (2/23) … Posted one quality start … Held the opponents to three-or-fewer runs in two of four starts … Issued two-or-fewer walks in three of four starts.
at LSU (2/14-15): Made first collegiate start in the series finale … Earned his first collegiate victory with six innings of one-run work … Scattered four hits, did not walk a batter and struck out one. South Alabama Tournament (2/21-23): Started the finale at the event. vs. Siena (2/23): Picked up the win with five scoreless innings of work … Allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three. Keith LeClair Classic (2/28-3/1): Started the finale at the event. vs. Ole Miss (3/1): Allowed five runs on six hits over four innings … Walked two and struck out three. San Diego (3/7-8): Gave up five runs – four earned – on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings … Struck out three and walked three.
2019 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made five appearances out of the bullpen … Made collegiate debut in middle game of a series at Memphis (2/16) … Did not allow an earned run of his own in four of five appearances…Stranded one of two inherited runners … Issued one-or-fewer walks in all five appearances.
at Memphis (2/16-17): Threw two innings and allowed three unearned runs on two hits … Walked one batter. at Tennessee (2/22-24): Allowed three runs – two earned – on two hits over two-thirds of an inning … Walked one batter. Butler (2/27): Allowed one hit and walked one in one inning of relief work … Struck out one batter. Louisville (5/14): Threw two scoreless innings and allowed two hits and one walk … Struck out one. Big Ten Tournament (5/22-23): Made one relief appearance at the event. vs. Iowa (5/22): Threw one inning and allowed one unearned run … Walked one batter.
High School:
Played for head coach Craig Trout at Northview High School, where he was a four-year letter winner … Rated as the No. 7 overall prospect and No. 5 right-handed pitcher in Indiana by Perfect Game … Helped the Knights to the Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 3A state championship as a sophomore … Tabbed honorable mention All-Central Region by Perfect Game as a senior … Two-time high honorable mention Underclass All-American per Perfect Game … Two-time All-State honoree … Named district pitcher of the year as a senior … Compiled a 35-6 overall record on the mound with 306 career strikeouts … Hit .400 for his prep career with 15 home runs … Owns school record for strikeouts in a game (20) … Also lettered three times in basketball
Personal:
Son of Tammy and Jim Tucker … Born on July 19, 1999 … Has two brothers, Trey Tucker and Dakota Smith … Brother, Dakota Smith, lettered in football at Rose-Hulman … Intended major is sports marketing and management.
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