2018 Baseball Roster
Maxwell, Tucker
Jersey Number 1
Tucker Maxwell
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 171
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Dawsonville, Ga.
- High School:
- Dawson County
Bio
Career (2017-19): A three-year starter that batted .214 with 20 doubles, 21 home runs, 74 RBI and 37 stolen bases in 164 games with 140 starts in CF
2019 (Junior):
A 22nd round draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies and signed a professional contract
*Appeared in 55 games with 52 starts, all in CF and batted .251 with 13 home runs, 39 RBI and a team-high 21 stolen bases
*Excellent defender, fielded .984 with 120 putouts, two assists and just two errors in 124 total chances
*Named to the NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team after batting .500 (8-for-16) with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI against Florida State, Florida Atlantic and Mercer
*Earned Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week honors after batting .563 (9-for-16) with three home runs, 15 RBI and eight stolen bases in a five-game stretch in March
*Twice tied a school record with four stolen bases in a game, doing it against Alabama State and Presbyterian
*Smashed grand slams against Presbyterian and Mercer with career-high six RBI in each victory
*Notched an Inside-the-Park home run against UMASS Lowell, the first by a Bulldog since 2006 (Bobby Felmy) and thrice led off a game with a home run, doing it against Georgia Tech, Florida and Florida State
*The Bulldogs went 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC), earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Sophomore):
Played in 57 games with 36 starts in CF as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Posted a team-high eight sacrifice hits and ranked second on the team in stolen bases going 10-for-11
*Collected a career-high three hits in season-opening 22-9 rout of Ga. Southern
*Batted .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases in series win over No. 15 Texas A&M
*Went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI in an 8-3 series-clinching road win over Georgia Tech
2017 (Freshman):
Appeared in 52 game with 52 starts in CF as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .177 with six doubles, six home runs, six stolen bases and 22 RBI
*Registered a team-best 19-game on base streak during the season while home runs and stolen bases total ranked second on the squad
*Went 1-for-1 with three walks and a stolen base at Kennesaw State on Feb. 28
*Went 2-for-6 with two walks and four runs scored in the Xavier series in March
*Posted a career-high three RBI twice courtesy of a three-run home run, doing it at No. 4 Kentucky on May 6 and versus Furman on May 16
*Fielded .974 in 116 total chances, made just one error until game 55 of the season and then made a pair at No. 30 South Carolina
High School:
A graduate of Dawson County where he played for Dwayne Sapp
*Batted .518 with five home runs, 37 RBI, 14 doubles, 37 walks and 38 stolen bases as a senior
*Helped team to a runner-up finish in 7-AAA and a 22-9 record
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
*Earned 1st Team All-Region honors and named a Georgia Dugout Club All-Star in 2016
*A two-year letterman on the baseball team and also a standout receiver on the Tiger football team
*Began prep career at Lambert where he played center field for coach Jamie Corr and made the Honor Roll
*Missed his junior year with the Longhorns due to an injury
*As a sophomore, batted .404 with six home runs and earned Best Defensive Player award in helping team to top national ranking and 6A state title after going 36-2
*A standout in summer league action with the East Cobb Yankees, batting .368 with six home runs, 39 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 60 games after his junior year
*Part of Yankees squad that went 56-4 and captured the 2015 Connie Mack World Series and WWBA 18U PG Championships and were ranked number one in the country
*Summer league action included playing with Team Georgia
Personal
*Born Sept. 29, 1996
*Son of Sid and Sherri Maxwell
*Major: Sport Management
2019 (Junior):
A 22nd round draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies and signed a professional contract
*Appeared in 55 games with 52 starts, all in CF and batted .251 with 13 home runs, 39 RBI and a team-high 21 stolen bases
*Excellent defender, fielded .984 with 120 putouts, two assists and just two errors in 124 total chances
*Named to the NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team after batting .500 (8-for-16) with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI against Florida State, Florida Atlantic and Mercer
*Earned Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week honors after batting .563 (9-for-16) with three home runs, 15 RBI and eight stolen bases in a five-game stretch in March
*Twice tied a school record with four stolen bases in a game, doing it against Alabama State and Presbyterian
*Smashed grand slams against Presbyterian and Mercer with career-high six RBI in each victory
*Notched an Inside-the-Park home run against UMASS Lowell, the first by a Bulldog since 2006 (Bobby Felmy) and thrice led off a game with a home run, doing it against Georgia Tech, Florida and Florida State
*The Bulldogs went 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC), earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Sophomore):
Played in 57 games with 36 starts in CF as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Posted a team-high eight sacrifice hits and ranked second on the team in stolen bases going 10-for-11
*Collected a career-high three hits in season-opening 22-9 rout of Ga. Southern
*Batted .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases in series win over No. 15 Texas A&M
*Went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI in an 8-3 series-clinching road win over Georgia Tech
2017 (Freshman):
Appeared in 52 game with 52 starts in CF as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .177 with six doubles, six home runs, six stolen bases and 22 RBI
*Registered a team-best 19-game on base streak during the season while home runs and stolen bases total ranked second on the squad
*Went 1-for-1 with three walks and a stolen base at Kennesaw State on Feb. 28
*Went 2-for-6 with two walks and four runs scored in the Xavier series in March
*Posted a career-high three RBI twice courtesy of a three-run home run, doing it at No. 4 Kentucky on May 6 and versus Furman on May 16
*Fielded .974 in 116 total chances, made just one error until game 55 of the season and then made a pair at No. 30 South Carolina
High School:
A graduate of Dawson County where he played for Dwayne Sapp
*Batted .518 with five home runs, 37 RBI, 14 doubles, 37 walks and 38 stolen bases as a senior
*Helped team to a runner-up finish in 7-AAA and a 22-9 record
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
*Earned 1st Team All-Region honors and named a Georgia Dugout Club All-Star in 2016
*A two-year letterman on the baseball team and also a standout receiver on the Tiger football team
*Began prep career at Lambert where he played center field for coach Jamie Corr and made the Honor Roll
*Missed his junior year with the Longhorns due to an injury
*As a sophomore, batted .404 with six home runs and earned Best Defensive Player award in helping team to top national ranking and 6A state title after going 36-2
*A standout in summer league action with the East Cobb Yankees, batting .368 with six home runs, 39 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 60 games after his junior year
*Part of Yankees squad that went 56-4 and captured the 2015 Connie Mack World Series and WWBA 18U PG Championships and were ranked number one in the country
*Summer league action included playing with Team Georgia
Personal
*Born Sept. 29, 1996
*Son of Sid and Sherri Maxwell
*Major: Sport Management
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