SUNY Maritime

2017: Saw time in 13 games for the Privateers in his first season with the team and made six starts on the year…hit .292 on the season with seven hits in 24 at bats and also had three RBIs while scoring six runs…made his collegiate debut and reached base once in a start against Southern Vermont (3/5)…walked and scored a run in his next appearance against Monmouth (Ill.) (3/9)…picked up an RBI in action against Misericordia (3/11)…was 1-for-4 with a double coming in game two of a conference doubleheader against Mount St. Mary (3/25)…had a hit in his only at bat against New York University (3/29)…scored a run off the bench in league play versus Merchant Marine (4/2)…walked and singled while driving in one run and also scored a run in the second game of two against Yeshiva (5/1)…started in right field for the team in their NCAA Division III Championship opener and picked up a triple and scored a run against Shenandoah (5/18)…had a season-high three hits and scored a pair of runs while driving in another as he started for the team in their season finale against Elizabethtown (5/19).
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High School: Graduated from McLean High School in McLean, Virginia in 2016 … was a two-year member of the Highlander baseball team … was a part of the regular season championship team as a junior and followed that up as the conference runner-up as a senior … helped the team amass 30 wins during his tenure while hitting .333 on the varsity team … was also a scholar-athlete in high school … also played for the Bradley Baseball Academy.
 
Personal: Son of Sandra and John Buckman … has two siblings; Sophia and Dominique … is majoring in Mechanical Engineering while at Maritime.