University of New Haven Athletics

2014 Season: NCBWA Honorable Mention All-America...NCBWA First Team All-East...ABCA First Team All-East...Daktronics Second Team All-East...First Team All-Northeast-10...CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District...NE-10 Academic All-Conference...Dean's List...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Selected to play in the NEIBA All-Star Game…Started in all 36 games for the Chargers while serving as the team’s third baseman…Finished first on the team and fourth in the conference with a .364 batting average…Led the squad with 37 runs scored, five home runs, 25 walks and a .364/.478/.550 slash line…Added in 22 RBIs and 14 steals…Hit two home runs, including a grand slam as part of a career-high four hit and six RBI performance against Pace (3/7)…Had three hits and scored three runs vs. American Int’l (4/19)…Named the NE-10 Player of the Week on April 21…Added three hits, including a solo home run at Southern New Hampshire (5/9) on his way to being selected to  the NE-10 Conference All-Championship Team…Also made seven appearances on the mound, including one start…Compiled a 2.19 ERA over 12.1 IP…Picked up the save against American Int’l (4/19)…Made his first career start on the hill, surrendering two earned runs over 5.2 innings at Le Moyne (4/27)…Finished his career at UNH in the top-10 in several offensive categories including the all-time leader in sacrifice bunts (27), tied for fifth in triples (10), sixth in games played (169), tied for sixth in sacrifice flies (8), seventh in stolen bases (52), eighth in most at bats (577) and tied for ninth in walks (69).

2013 Season: D2ADA Academic Achievement Award…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Appeared and started in 47 games…Batted .236 with 29 runs scored and 14 RBIs…Tied for team lead with six triples…Tallied 16 stolen bases…Had two hits and two runs scored, including a two-run double vs. Stonehill (3/24)…Picked up two hits, four RBIs and three runs at Saint Rose (4/20)…Combined for five hits, five runs scored and two RBIs in a doubleheader vs. Adelphi (5/4)…Had a RBI triple and scored a run in the NE-10 Tournament vs. Le Moyne (5/10).

2012 Season: Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Started in all 45 games…Compiled a .289 batting average…Collected 46 hits and 23 RBIs…Tied for the team lead with 10 doubles and four triples…Second on the team with 10 steals and 27 runs scored…Had three hits and three runs scored at Dowling (3/2)…Tallied two hits and two RBIs vs. Saint Anselm (3/24).

2011 Season: Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Appeared in 40 games, including 37 starts primarily at second base…Third on the team with six doubles and one home run…Fifth on the team with 12 stolen bases…Collected 27 hits, 17 runs and 128 plate appearances for a .211 batting average…Went 2-for-2 with one run, including two singles at Palm Beach Atlantic on 3/12…Collected two hits with two runs and two RBI, including one single and first collegiate home run against Saint Michael’s on 4/3...Made four appearances on the mound...Threw 7.1 innings, tallying three earned runs for a 3.68 earned run average...Recorded five strikeouts and three walks...Collected two strikeouts with one earned run with no walks against Franklin Pierce on 5/7.

High School: All-State and All-Southwest Conference First-Team Selections during junior and senior seasons at Masuk High School…Member of the 2008 baseball squad that won the SWC Championship and reached the state championship…Two-time All-SWC Academic Team selection (2009-10)…Named to Connecticut Junior and Senior All-Star Teams…Also played basketball…Named to the All-SWC All-Academic team in 2009…All-SWC First-Team and All-SWC First-Team Academic selections in 2010…Named 2010 Masuk High School Athlete of the Year…High Honors three straight years (2008-10)…CAPT Honor Roll student.

Personal: Son of Patty and Kevin Buckley…Has one brother, Stephen and one sister, Tatum…Majoring in Finance.