Wofford College Athletics

2023: Started 18 games with 20 total appearances… Was 5-4 on the season with a 5.22 ERA over 91.1 innings… Struck out 91 batters while issuing only 26 walks… Second on team in strikeouts, innings and starts… Ranked third in conference with 3.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio and fourth in total punchouts… Named All-Southern Conference Second Team by the media… Allowed just one run over 4.0 innings in first start of season against Southern Illinois (2/19), striking out five… Earned first win of season against Winthrop (2/28) after 3.1 innings, striking out seven with three runs allowed… Threw 5.0 scoreless innings for the win against Sacred Heart (3/5), allowing only three hits with six punchouts… Struck out eight batters  in 4.0 innings against Cincinnati (3/10) and tossed 2.0 shutout innings to start at Georgia Tech (3/21) … Earned win at Presbyterian (3/29) after tossing a career-best 10 punchouts over 7.0 innings… Earned win at Western Carolina (4/14) after 5.0 innings of work, striking out six batters… Suffered tough-luck 2-3 loss to Samford (4/21) despite pitching a career-high 8.0 innings with seven strikeouts… Against Mercer (5/12), tossed 6.0 innings with nine strikeouts and just four hits allowed… Picked up the win at The Citadel (5/19) in game one of the doubleheader after pitching 6.0 innings with only three hits and two runs, striking out four… Pitch 1.2 scoreless innings of relief against Samford (5/27) in game two of the SoCon Championship, allowing just one hit and striking out one... Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and All-Academic Team.

2022: Made 16 appearances with six starts… Posted a 4-1 record with a 4.63 ERA over 56.1 innings… Racked up 65 strikeouts, third on the team, and was tied for fourth on the team with his four wins… Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team… Made debut against George Mason (2/19) with two strikeouts over 3.0 innings… Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings against Marist (2/26) at Fluor Field with eight punchouts… Made first start in second leg of doubleheader against Penn (3/5) … Earned first win against Lafayette (3/13) after pitching 1.1 innings in relief with three strikeouts… Recorded five strikeouts against Cincinnati (3/15) over 3.0 innings and topped that with eight punchouts in next outing at Belmont (3/19) over 4.0 innings… Picked up second win at Gardner-Webb (3/26) after pitching 5.0 innings and notching a career-high nine strikeouts… Picked up the win with a scoreless 3.0 innings against UNCG (4/9) with three strikeouts… Earned first save with 3.0 scoreless innings against ETSU (4/15), tossing five punchouts… Entered starting rotation with the start at Samford (5/1), throwing 4.1 innings with three strikeouts… Earned the win with the start in game one of the doubleheader against The Citadel (5/8), tossing 6.0 shutout innings with four strikeouts and only one hit allowed… Against Samford (5/28) in the SoCon Tournament, pitched 4.1 innings with five strikeouts and no walks as the starter… Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman at North Gwinnett High School ... Ranked second in school history for total innings (153) and strikeouts (201) ... During his senior season threw 77 innings with 118 strikeouts and only 27 walks to post a 2.17 ERA ... He had eight wins and four saves to earn Region 8 7A Pitcher of the Year, Gwinnett County Pitcher of the Year and All-State second team honors ... Had 22 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched during his junior season with a 0.00 ERA and a 3-1 record ... Named 2020 preseason All-County and All-State ... As a sophomore, was named second team All-Gwinnett County with 61 strikeouts in 61 innings as the team won the region 6 7A championship and reached the state final four ... In 2019 was a Perfect Game Tournament first team All-American ... Named a Scholar-Athlete.

PERSONAL: Born March 4, 2003 ... Son of Terry and Deanna Buchanan ... Planning to major in business economics.

HONORS & AWARDS
- 2023 Southern Conference All-Academic Team
- 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 All-Southern Conference Second Team (Media)
- 2022 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
- 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll