Davenport University Athletics

2019 (Jr.): Named Third Team All-American by three different organizations including NBCWA, ABCA and D2CCA...named Academic First Team All-American by CoSIDA...won a GLIAC Commissioner's Award for the spring season...named to the GLIAC Academic All-Excellence team...also named First Team All-Region by three previous organizations...selected as GLIAC Player of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC...named GLIAC Player of the Week on April 15...led the team with a .429 batting average with 78 hits in 182 at-bats...tied the school record for batting average in a season...played in 46 games and made 45 starts...scored 54 runs and collected 12 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 40 RBI...slugged .659 with a .498 on-base percentage...drew 22 walks and went 22-of-25 in steals...had the fifth-highest slugging percentage at DU and the fourth-highest on-base percentage...had the fifth-most hits in a season and tied for the fourth-most runs scored...had the fourth-most stolen bases...on the mound, posted a 0-2 record with a 1.42 ERA in 12.2 innings...made eight appearances and earned two saves...struck out 10 batters who hit .255 against him.

2018 (Soph.): Played and started in 35 games (28 at first, six at third, one as DH)...missed a portion of the season due to injury from Feb. 28 to Mar. 31...batted .359 with 42 hits in 117 at-bats...scored 33 runs and tallied eight doubles, four triples and six home runs...drove in 34 runs and slugged .650...posted a .985 fielding percentage with 239 putouts and 17 assists...ended with three sac flies and five stolen bases in eight tries...finished third in the GLIAC in triples and ninth in putouts...ended the season with a 10-game hit streak, fourth longest on the team...hit two grand slams during the season, one at Eckerd on Feb. 27 and then again in the bottom of the 12th for a walk-off against Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament on May 13...batted .625 (5-8) with the bases loaded and .364 (16-44) with runners in scoring position...had a season-high six RBI at Eckerd on Feb. 27 hitting two homers in the game...collected a season-high four hits including three doubles at Saginaw Valley on Mar. 31.

2017 (Fr.): Used primarily as a pinch runner appearing in 35 games...batted .250 with four hits in 16 at-bats...scored 18 runs and drove in three runs...collected one triple and six total bases...drew four walks and hit by two pitches...stole nine bags in 11 tries ranking third on the team in steals...batted 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position...drew one start at third base...stole three bases to tie team-best against Rochester College (Apr. 23).

High School: Prepped at Montague HS for his father Kevin Buchberger...batted .559 with 66 hits, 52 RBI, 55 runs and seven home runs as a senior...named All-State for three years and All-Conference for four years...member of National Honor Society...won a district championship as a freshman, junior and senior.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Christine Buchberger...last name is pronounced "Bush-berger"...majoring in Medical Case Management...played one season on Davenport's football team...born October 1...favorite movie is the Blind Side.