Former West Virginia Mountaineer baseball stars Victor Scott II and JJ Wetherholt get a lot of attention as WVU baseball alumni. But a different former WVU star is showing that he has the potential to climb up the minor leagues.
Tevin Tucker, shortstop for the Rockies' Class High-A affiliate Spokane Indians, is a WVU baseball alum. Tucker last played for the Mountaineers in 2023, where he hit .318 in his final season representing the old-gold-and-blue. Tucker was able to hit his first home run of the 2025 season on Friday, with a blasting a massive hit over the left field wall.
👑 KING TUCK! A solo shot from Tevin Tucker pulls us within two in the third. #GoSpo pic.twitter.com/RnRSbTXea0
— Spokane Indians (@spokaneindians) July 12, 2025
Unfortunately, Tucker has not progressed past the High-A level, spending time in Rookie Ball before being assigned to the Spokane Indians. Only 25 years old, the Prince George, Virginia, native still has time to gain traction and move up the minor league ladder.
Tucker hopes to gather some momentum in his professional career
More known for his speed and his contact tool, Tucker did not slug much while at WVU. The shortstop accumulated four home runs in four years (558 at-bats) while at WVU, averaging 139.5 at-bats per home run. Despite the lack of pop in his bat, Tucker added lots of value with his ability to get on base and steal bases. In his senior season, when he hit for a .318 average, he also recorded a .465 on-base percentage, getting on base in almost half of his plate appearances. In that same season, the Prince George native swiped 20 bags in just 60 games. His ability to get on base and steal the next base is what made him an intriguing prospect at the next level.
Breaking down his defense, Tucker made the routine play and effectively limited errors in his time in Morgantown. A career .950 fielding percentage while in college, Tucker made improvements, getting his fielding percentage up to .960 in his final season as a Mountaineer, which is about average at the shortstop position.
Hopefully, the former WVU Mountaineer can start to make some noise in the Colorado minor league system and start to climb his way up the ranks. One thing that Tucker has to focus on — improving his average and ability to get on base. So far in his professional baseball career, Tucker has a career batting average of .199 and an on-base percentage of .350. The on-base percentage is not bad at all; the issue lies in the batting average. If he wants to continue to climb in the Rockies organization, Tucker has to find ways to improve his average. In 128 at-bats this season for the Spokane Indians, he has increased his batting average from .185 in 2024 to .203 this season.