2014: Emerged as a reliable arm in the Bucs''bullpen, ranking third on the pitching staff
with 22 appearances...Carried CSU to a win over then-No. 6 SouthCarolina (4/15), logging a career-long 6.2 innings to pick up thevictory while allowing just six hits and a run and fanningsix...Made three starts and recorded a 3-1 record with a 3.33 ERAover 46.0 innings of work...Also notched a save and limitedopposing batter''s to a .254 average...Picked up the save againstVillanova (2/16) with a strikeout as CSU secured a season-openingsweep of the Wildcats...Was the winning pitcher in CSU''sseries-clinching victory over Holy Cross (3/1), working 3.1 shutoutinnings while striking out two...Came out of the bullpen to throw5.2 innings of shutout ball against Winthrop (5/11) as the Bucsclinched a sweep of their South Division rival.
2013: Redshirted the season.
2012: Saw a majority of his action on the moundin a relief role, going 2-0 with a 3.10 ERA and one save in 21appearances...logged 29.0 innings, allowing 32 hits and 11 runs (10earned) while striking out 21 against 10 walks…also appearedin five games in the lineup, starting three (all at DH)…hit.417 (5-for-12) with a double and three runs scored…went2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in win over Penn on March17…struck out two in perfect inning of relief in seasondebut – a victory over Savannah State (2/22)…authoredseason-high 4.0 innings of one-hit relief work while striking outone in 3-2 loss at Savannah State (3/14)…enjoyed a 12-outingstretch without surrendering a run from 4/4 to 5/15…pickedup a save and struck out one during scoreless 9th inning of winover Presbyterian (4/21)…struck out one in his finalappearance of season in CSU’s Big South Tournament loss toGardner-Webb (5/23).
2011: Saw action at catcher in 16 games for theBuccaneers in 2011… Got his first career start vs. SavannahState (3/15/11)… Went 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen baseagainst the Tigers… Also had a hit against VMI(4/17/11)… Had a career high six putouts against the Keydetsas well… Was walked by both the Tigers and the Keydets.
High School: Boasted a 17-5 career record as apitcher at McLean HS ...finished with a 2.2 ERA and 151 strikeouts... also had 87 hits, 75 RBI and six home runs... earnedAll-Liberty District DH Honorable Mention as a freshman beforebeing named All-Liberty District Honorable Mention All-RegionPitcher as a sophomore and junior... garnered First Team AllDistrict and All-Region recognition at catcher as a senior.
Personal: Born November 4, 1991 in McLean,Va... Parents are Pat and Janet Buckley... greatest moment insports was winning back to back Virginia State Championships aswell as the Southeast Regional Championship... came to CSU for thegreat baseball and a chance to win a Big South Championshipmajoring in business.