Tucker following in Bradley’s footsteps
Fred Jeter | 4/27/2023, 6 p.m.
Prince George High School has produced at least one major league baseball player in Jackie Bradley. Will Tevin Tucker be another?
A graduate student at West Virginia University, Tucker is on the Watch List for the Brooks Wallace Award that goes to college’s top shortstop.
The 6-foot, 180-pound leadoff hitter is batting .368 for the Mountaineers with 15 stolen bases (as of April 21). Defensively he has made just seven errors in 165 chances.
Tucker was at his best in West Virginia’s 9-4 win over Pittsburgh April 19 in the “Backyard Brawl” at PNC Park (home of Pittsburgh Pirates).
Against Pitt, Tucker was three-for-four at the plate with a walk and two stolen bases.
A dean’s list student with a Master’s degree in sport and exercise psychology, Tucker has consistently made the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
At Prince George, located just south of Petersburg, Tucker led the Royals to the State Class 5 title in 2018.
He developed his skills under Coach Mickey Roberts, the same man that coached Bradley.
Bradley went from Prince George to the University of South Carolina and first broke into a big league lineup with Boston in 2013. He now plays for Kansas City.
The Brooks Wallace Award is named after the former Texas Tech shortstop who died at age 27 in 1985.
Bradley was the overall 40th pick in the Major League Draft in 2011. This year’s draft will be in July.
