Player Bio: Matt Tucker - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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Personal
Born June 5, 1983, in Salt Lake City, Utah ... son of Dave and Cindy Tucker ... younger brother of Michael Done, the Huskies' starting third baseman from 2000 to 2002 ... Michael now plays in the Orioles organization ... father Dave also played at the UW and was a teammate of coach Ken Knutson ... undecided on a major.
Washington
2003 (Freshman) - Redshirted his first season as a Husky after undergoing surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder ... recovered in time to play summer ball for Bellefonte (Pa.), where he batted .288 and was among the league leaders in doubles.
Smoky Hill High School
Earned three letters as a shortstop at Smoky Hill, serving as the team captain as a senior ... as a junior, led the team to a 20-4 record and a league, district and state championship ... batted .422 with eight homers, 34 runs and 28 RBI that year ... went 2-for-4 with the game-winning homer in a 7-5 victory over rival Cherry Creek in the state championship game ... had a grand slam and a three-run homer in a another state tournament game ... second-team all-conference as a sophomore, honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference as a junior and first-team all-conference and all-city as a senior ... also played at Coors Field as a part of the Colorado Top 40 team ... participated in the Area Code Games and Best of the West Showcase ... went 7-for-8 with a homer, two doubles, two triples and 13 RBI in the Midwest Prospects Showcase ... in 2001, collected four different go-ahead or game-winning hits in the AAU National Championship tournament, helping the team to a fifth-place finish with 11 RBI in six games.
