AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Honors - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... pitched in two games ... struck out two in 1.2 innings pitched.

HIGH SCHOOL
2015 graduate of Westerville Central High School in Westerville, Ohio ... played four years for Coach Jeff Keifer ... led team in batting as a freshman and sophomore ... led WCHS in pitching as a sophomore ... named 1st Team All-Conference in sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... named 1st Team All-District as a junior and senior ... helped lead Westerville Central to first-ever appearance in the state championship game .... also named All-Conference in golf as a freshman and sophomore ... received his school’s Scholar-Athlete Award six times ... named to Academic Top-10 Varsity squad and was chosen as the Dispatch Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society ... ranked fifth in his high school class of 367 student.

PERSONAL
Born: 1/23/97 ... son of Tim and Steli Buchanan ... has two brothers, Ben (age 26), who was a punter for Ohio State University, finishing his career ranked fourth in career punts and yardage, and Luke (23), who was the #1 singles player for Capital University in 2016 ... played for Columbus Cobras, Ohio Elite, North Columbus Bruins, and Ohio Independence summer teams ... plans to attend medical school and become a doctor ... would like to do medical-mission work for those less fortunate ... has gone on medical mission trips to Honduras and Central America through his church ... has volunteer at a soup kitchen ... lists golf, tennis and fitness as his hobbies ... member of the Fellowship of Christan Athletes at Florida Southern as well as the college’s honors program ... exercise science (pre-med) major with a Spanish minor.