Hall of Fame
Tucker White, Baseball, Class of 2013
The first student-athlete to receive American Baseball Coaches Association’s (ABCA) Division III National Player of the Year honor from the storied history of the Huskies’ baseball program, Tucker White was a five-tool player for Southern Maine earning 19 individual accolades by the end of his four years with the Huskies.
During the 2012 season, White made himself among the best in the nation earning second team All-American honors from the ABCA and D3baseball.com as a designated hitter. During that 2012 season, White hit .392 collected 73 hits in 186 at bats, including 10 doubles, 10 triples and seven home runs and drove in 49 runs. White’s 10 triples led the NCAA Division III statistical category in that season. In addition to his status as an All-American, White was named to the ECAC Division III, New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA), and D3baseball.com All-New England Region first team, and was selected to the LEC’s all-conference first team as a designated hitter.
In 2013, White took his play to another level, leading the Huskies to the 2013 LEC Championship, NCAA Division III New England Championship, and a second-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Division III World Series. Named the 2013 ABCA/Rawlings Division III Player of the Year, White also earned first team All-American honors from the ABCA. D3baseball.com also recognized White as the nation’s top Division III player, and named him to their first team squad. White also topped ECAC Division III New England, NEIBA, D3baseball.com, National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association (NCBWA) Regional Player of the Team lists. During the 2013 season, White hit a remarkable .400 with 86 hits, including 14 doubles, nine triples and 10 home runs while driving in 59 runs. With a .688 slugging percentage, nearly 40 percent of White’s hits went for extra bases.
White finished his career with a .359 batting average (251 hits in 700 at bats) with 171 RBIs, 43 doubles, 27 triples and 22 home runs.
Completing his degree in Exercise Science (Health Fitness) in 2017, White is a General Contractor with TUKCOR Real Estate Development Company.
