College baseball: St. Joseph-by-the-Sea product Jackson Tucker homers in St. John’s upset of No. 2 Florida (video)

It was considered a major upset when St. John’s upended No. 2 Florida, last year’s national runner-up, in Friday’s season-opener — but Staten Islanders were hardly surprised to witness Jackson Tucker go deep.

The junior outfielder, a Staten Island native and St. Joseph-by-the-Sea product, crushed a solo homer into the left field bleachers during the eighth inning of a surprising 9-5 win over the Gators. Tucker finished the evening with two hits in six at-bats, including the solo blast, which pushed the Johnnies’ lead to 8-5.

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St. John’s scored seven runs in the first three innings on Friday. The triumph marks the Red Storm’s biggest win since defeating No. 1 Virginia in 2010.

Tucker, of course, was a four-year baseball and football star in Huguenot. He was an All-Star quarterback on the gridiron and, additionally, led the Vikings to the Archdiocesan baseball crown in 2021.

Last year, as a sophomore at St. John’s, he led the Red Storm and tied for third in the Big East with 25 stolen bases in 31 attempts. He slashed .294/.388/.425 and hit two home runs while driving in 17 RBI on the season.