Eric Tucker - Lemont Twp High School Athlete

About Eric Tucker

Eric is a 29-Year-Old Grad. at Lemont Twp High School in Lemont, Illinois. He currently focuses on one sport, Baseball.

In 2010 he received top honors as he was awarded the Seminoles Team MVP. Tucker lead the team in many offensive categories including doubles and rbi's. He batted an incredible .450 on the National level and was a consistent productive hitter in the middle of the Noles line up. Eric also displayed a very steady and consistent glove in the outfield and at 1st Base. Coach Gangler said, " Eric was the teams most productive hitter all season and was a big part of the teams 7 tournament championships in 2010. He emerged as one of the top hitters in the state." Tuck has a great work ethic. Eric represented the Great Lakes Team USA Team in North Carolina.

In 2011 Eric's freshman year at Lemont High School Eric was on the sophomore team.Eric finished the season with 2nd highest batting average of .480 and highest on base average.He led the team in doubles and RBI's.He finished the season without making an error playing the outfield every game.

For the 2011 travel season Eric played for the Schaumburg Seminoles who are ranked 6th in the country by Perfect game recruiting service.Eric was named Co MVP for the Seminoles National Championship Team in 2011. He led the team in doubles and had an impressive .438 batting average on the National Level. Eric had numerous top games all year long at the plate including a (2) 400' Homerun Game with 7 Rbi's at the Northern Illinois University Tournament. Coach Russ Gangler was quoted, " Eric consistently hits for a high average because of his great command of the strike zone and he features a great plate presence and has that type of swing where the ball flies off of his bat. This is a remarkable accomplishment because our team plays one of the toughest schedules in the country each year." Tucker's power at the plate already has top D1 colleges taking notice. He was selected to the CABA World Series All Tournament Team. Eric played a solid Gold Glove defense all year long and was a big part of the Seminoles 2011 CABA National Championship Title. A 3 year Starter and 2 Year Team Captain.

Eric was also a team leader as he was the Seminoles Captain and will again be one of the teams Captains in 2012 for the defending National Champion Schaumburg Seminoles.

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