2025 Baseball Roster
Biven, Tucker
Jersey Number 22
Tucker Biven
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Albany, Ind.
- High School:
- New Albany
- Prev School:
- New Albany HS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 MLB Draft, 13th Round (381st overall), Washington Nationals
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2025 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List
• 2024 USA Collegiate National Team
• 2024 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2023 Academic All-ACC Team
2025: Made 23 appearances on the mound with five starts ... Posted a perfect 5-0 record with four saves ... Finished with a 3.71 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 43. 2 innings ... Picked up the win on opening night against Texas ... Recorded his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth in the opening game against North Carolina on March 14 ... Worked two innings for a save at Virginia Tech on March 22 ... Picked up four outs in a scoreless outing against Kentucky on April 8 ... Retired all three batters he faced against WKU on April 15 to lock down his third save ... Struck out three in a scoreless appearance at Clemson on April 19 ... Made his first start of the season in the series finale against Florida State on April 27 ... Recorded the final six outs at Notre Dame on May 1 for his fourth save of the year ... Improved to 3-0 on the year with a win in relief against Vanderbilt on May 6 ... Allowed just one run over four innings in a start at Georgia Tech on May 11 ... Allowed two runs on three hits over a career-long 5.0 innings against Wake Forest on May 16, matching his career-high with five strikeouts ... Allowed just one earned with five strikeouts over 4.2 innings in the NCAA Regional win at Vanderbilt on May 31 ... Came out of the bullpen and threw four shutout innings for the win against Arizona in an elimination game at the College World Series on June 15 ... Entered in a tie game with two runners in scoring position and nobody out in the ninth inning of the elimination game against Oregon State on June 17 and escaped the jam to set up Louisville's walk-off win ... Made four postseason appearances, allowing just two runs over 13.1 innings (1.35 ERA) and tallying two wins.
2024: Led the Cardinals with 24 appearances on the mound, all in relief ... Finished 4-2 with a 3.82 ERA and a team-high five saves ... Struck out 40 batters in 35.1 innings ... Closed out eight of Louisville’s 16 wins in ACC play ... Pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Youngstown State on March 2 ... Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Northwestern on March 8 ... Struck out three in 1.1 innings against Bellarmine on March 19 ... Recorded the final 10 outs, including a career-high five strikeouts, for the win at Wake Forest on March 23 ... Pitched the final three innings at Florida State on March 29 for his first career save ... Locked down the last two games of the series against NC State for back-to-back saves ... Closed down the first two games at Miami, getting the save in the opener and the win in game two ... Pitched the final two innings for the save at Boston College on May 3.
2023: Played in 20 games during his first season ... Made 16 appearances on the mound with four starts ... Finished 0-2 with a 4.81 ERA, recording 26 strikeouts in 33.2 innings ... Went 2-for-6 at the plate with three runs scored ... Made his collegiate debut on the mound with a scoreless inning against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Worked four scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Bowling Green on Feb. 25 ... Singled as a pinch-hitter in his first collegiate at-bat against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Turned in 1.2 scoreless in the finale against Georgia Tech on March 19 ... Tossed 2.1 scoreless at Notre Dame on March 24 ... Made his first start offensively as the DH at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Faced the minimum in 2.1 innings against Lipscomb on April 4 ... Picked up a pinch-hit single in the win over Bellarmine on April 12 ... Made his first collegiate start on April 27 against Miami, allowing two earned runs over 4.1 innings.
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and basketball at New Albany High School…Two-time Class 4A All-State in baseball…Named to 2022 ABCA/Rawlings High School Gold Glove Team…Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 3 overall player in Indiana and the No. 18 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game.
Personal: Parents are Josh and Jessica Biven…Father, Josh, played baseball at Louisville…Brother is Cooper…Majoring in business…Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career…Enjoys playing golf and basketball in his free time…Favorite TV show is Ozark…Favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals…Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant.
• 2025 MLB Draft, 13th Round (381st overall), Washington Nationals
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2025 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List
• 2024 USA Collegiate National Team
• 2024 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2023 Academic All-ACC Team
2025: Made 23 appearances on the mound with five starts ... Posted a perfect 5-0 record with four saves ... Finished with a 3.71 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 43. 2 innings ... Picked up the win on opening night against Texas ... Recorded his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth in the opening game against North Carolina on March 14 ... Worked two innings for a save at Virginia Tech on March 22 ... Picked up four outs in a scoreless outing against Kentucky on April 8 ... Retired all three batters he faced against WKU on April 15 to lock down his third save ... Struck out three in a scoreless appearance at Clemson on April 19 ... Made his first start of the season in the series finale against Florida State on April 27 ... Recorded the final six outs at Notre Dame on May 1 for his fourth save of the year ... Improved to 3-0 on the year with a win in relief against Vanderbilt on May 6 ... Allowed just one run over four innings in a start at Georgia Tech on May 11 ... Allowed two runs on three hits over a career-long 5.0 innings against Wake Forest on May 16, matching his career-high with five strikeouts ... Allowed just one earned with five strikeouts over 4.2 innings in the NCAA Regional win at Vanderbilt on May 31 ... Came out of the bullpen and threw four shutout innings for the win against Arizona in an elimination game at the College World Series on June 15 ... Entered in a tie game with two runners in scoring position and nobody out in the ninth inning of the elimination game against Oregon State on June 17 and escaped the jam to set up Louisville's walk-off win ... Made four postseason appearances, allowing just two runs over 13.1 innings (1.35 ERA) and tallying two wins.
2024: Led the Cardinals with 24 appearances on the mound, all in relief ... Finished 4-2 with a 3.82 ERA and a team-high five saves ... Struck out 40 batters in 35.1 innings ... Closed out eight of Louisville’s 16 wins in ACC play ... Pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Youngstown State on March 2 ... Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Northwestern on March 8 ... Struck out three in 1.1 innings against Bellarmine on March 19 ... Recorded the final 10 outs, including a career-high five strikeouts, for the win at Wake Forest on March 23 ... Pitched the final three innings at Florida State on March 29 for his first career save ... Locked down the last two games of the series against NC State for back-to-back saves ... Closed down the first two games at Miami, getting the save in the opener and the win in game two ... Pitched the final two innings for the save at Boston College on May 3.
2023: Played in 20 games during his first season ... Made 16 appearances on the mound with four starts ... Finished 0-2 with a 4.81 ERA, recording 26 strikeouts in 33.2 innings ... Went 2-for-6 at the plate with three runs scored ... Made his collegiate debut on the mound with a scoreless inning against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Worked four scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Bowling Green on Feb. 25 ... Singled as a pinch-hitter in his first collegiate at-bat against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Turned in 1.2 scoreless in the finale against Georgia Tech on March 19 ... Tossed 2.1 scoreless at Notre Dame on March 24 ... Made his first start offensively as the DH at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Faced the minimum in 2.1 innings against Lipscomb on April 4 ... Picked up a pinch-hit single in the win over Bellarmine on April 12 ... Made his first collegiate start on April 27 against Miami, allowing two earned runs over 4.1 innings.
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and basketball at New Albany High School…Two-time Class 4A All-State in baseball…Named to 2022 ABCA/Rawlings High School Gold Glove Team…Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 3 overall player in Indiana and the No. 18 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game.
Personal: Parents are Josh and Jessica Biven…Father, Josh, played baseball at Louisville…Brother is Cooper…Majoring in business…Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career…Enjoys playing golf and basketball in his free time…Favorite TV show is Ozark…Favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals…Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant.
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