Linder signs with Kent State

Tallmadge senior baseball standout Tucker Linder made it official last week when he signed with Kent State University.

Linder, a second-team All-Ohio pitcher last spring, compiled a 7-1 mark, striking out 70 in 51 2/3 innings, to go along with a 0.95 ERA. He also hit .378 with two home runs for the 2011 district champions.

The 6-foot-5, three-sport athlete just completed a stellar football season, leading the Blue Devils’ SL championship team with 51 receptions for 871 yards and five touchdowns.  He averaged 17.1 yards per catch and scored 40 points.

Linder also is a double-figure scorer and leading rebounder for the Tallmadge boys basketball team. 

He is the son of Tom and Karen Linder and grandson of the late Richard Fishbaugh, who guided Otterbein College baseball teams to more than 600 wins. His mother, Karen, is the winningest softball coach in Kent State history with more than 400 victories during her tenure.