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2003 Baseball
GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE ’02: Pitched one year at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif. • Was 5-1 with a 6.57 ERA for the Rustlers • Struck out 30 and walked 26 in 63 innings. ORANGE COAST COLLEGE ’01: Went 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in limited action for the Pirates • Pitched 8.0 innings over three outings. CALVARY CHAPEL H.S.: Was perhaps the best player ever at Calvary Chapel H.S. in Santa Ana, where he was a four-time All-CIF pick for Coach Joe Walters • In his four seasons, Calvary Chapel posted a 77-33 overall record and a 51-8-1 Olympic League mark en route to four consecutive league titles • Won 39 games in his career, a school record and one win short of the Orange County mark • Finished his career with a 39-16 record and a 1.60 ERA • Threw a no-hitter against Ontario Christian and picked up a complete game win over Hawaii state champion Baldwin H.S., the alma mater of Titan catcher Kurt Suzuki • Showed poise as a freshman, winning a pair of playoff games and saving two more to help Calvary Chapel to the CIF Division 5 championship • As a senior, he posted a 10-2 record and a 1.61 ERA while batting .414 • Earned league MVP honors and was selected to play in the Orange County All-Star game • Was a first-team All-CIF pick his last three years and a second-team selection as a freshman. PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 3, 1979, in Valencia, Calif. • Parents are Robert and Joyce Tucker • Has two older sisters (Karen Marlow and Jen Scruggs) and an older brother (Jim) • Majoring in public relations • Says the most impressive thing about Coach Horton is “he’s laid back” • Full name is John Andrew Tucker • Favorites…J.D. Drew (player), St. Louis Cardinals (team), Friends (TV show), The Rookie (movie), Nicholas Cage (actor).
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