Tucker Waddups

Bio

2020 at Taylor: Served in relief for TU in four competitions … Notched a pair of wins and a save with a 2.00 earned-run average … Delivered nine innings from the mound, holding opponents to a .167 batting average … Struck out 12 batters, while giving up five hits and two runs on the season … Nabbed multiple strikeouts in all four outings … Posted four scoreless frames with four strikeouts against Goshen on March 5 … Earned Academic All-Crossroads League and NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognitions.

2019 at Taylor: Toed the rubber in 13 games, picking up four total starts … Notched a 5.74 earned-run average, landing one win and one loss with 38 strikeouts … Delivered 31.1 innings on the mound, grabbing two saves … Fanned at least one batter in 12-of-13 appearances, including a five-game stretch of at least three strikeouts … Logged a season-high seven whiffs in a winning effort against Goshen in the Crossroads League Tournament … Netted a 3.86 ERA through 14 frames in contests away from home … Honored as NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League standout.

2018 at Taylor: Opened TU career as a key pitcher in the starting rotation, drawing 12 starts and 15 appearances on the mound … Rated third on Taylor with 61 innings of work and second with 60 strikeouts … Logged five wins, including three-straight from February 23 to March 10 … Picked up a strikeout in every appearance, including a season-high 10 against IU South Bend on February 23 … Fanned at least four batters in 10 different contests … Started the season hot, dealing seven innings over two games without giving up a hit or an earned run … Put together four outings without allowing a run … Dominated against non-Crossroads League teams with a 2.03 earned run average and 34 strikeouts during 31 innings of work … Enjoyed success at Winterholter Field, picking up three wins and 33 strikeouts.

2017 at Anderson: Anchored AU rotation during freshman season, taking eight starts and posting a team-leading 2.78 earned-run average … Went 3-4 over 10 appearances, limiting foes to .237 average and piling up 54 strikeouts in 55 innings … Pitched at least five innings and yielded three runs or less in five starts … Fanned career-high 16 hitters over seven innings in a 14-9 win against Mount Saint Joseph on March 31 … Tossed a complete nine-inning game and did not allow an earned run in first collegiate start to record first career win on March 13 against Mount Saint Mary.

Prep: Four-time letterman for Richard Farrer at Pioneer High … Played for Indiana Mustangs and Mike Farrell on club level … Four-time All-Loganland and First-Team All-Hoosier North Athletic Conference standout … Four-time team captain … Set Pioneer career records on mound for ERA, strikeouts and wins … Set Pioneer career records at plate for home runs and runs batted in … Named First-Team All-Indiana as a senior … Also claimed Indiana All-Star, Loganland Player-of-the-Year and HNAC Player-of-the-Year honors.

Personal: Son of Murl and Kim Waddups … Majoring in sport management with a minor in marketing … Transferred to TU from NCAA Division III Anderson University.