Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers

High School: Played for coach Joey Ward at Union...helped the Yellow Jackets to a 15-13 record and the MHSAA Class 2A playoffs as a senior...batted .435 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 30 RBIs during his final campaign...also tallied a .543 on-base percentage and stole 22-of-28 bases...on the mound, sported a 4.13 ERA in nine appearances and 39 innings, striking out 64 hitters...threw a complete game no-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 5-0 victory over Sebastopol on March 26, 2021…listed as the No. 7 right-handed pitcher in Mississippi by Perfect Game...selected Region 4-2A Player of the Year...chosen by the Mississippi Association of Coaches to the 1A-2A South All-Star squad…named to the Meridian Star 2021 Premier Preps Baseball Team...as an underclassman, named to the National Underclass Main Event Top Prospect List and chosen 2019 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American...as a junior, batted .400 with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs...posted a .680 slugging percentage and a .529 on-base percentage...best performance came in a 6-0 victory against Raleigh on March 7, 2020 where he batted 1.000 and finished 3-for-3 at the plate with a double...made five appearances on the mound and finished with a 1-2 record and a 2.53 ERA...struck out 23 batters against eight walks in 19.1 innings pitched...tossed a season-high seven strikeouts in a 4-2 loss against Newton County Academy on March 9, 2020...as a sophomore, helped UHS to a 14-10 overall record and the second round of the 2019 MHSAA Class 2A state playoffs...batted .403 with a .519 on-base percentage, nine doubles, a triple, a home run and 30 RBIs...batted .750 and finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in a loss to Choctaw Central on March 23, 2019...made 11 appearances on the mound and finished 8-2 with a 1.83 ERA...delivered 90 strikeouts against 34 walks in 46 innings pitched...delivered a career-best 15 strikeouts in 6.1 innings during a victory against Philadelphia on April 1, 2019...for his career, batted .375 with 102 RBIs...on the mound, finished with career 3.17 ERA and 220 strikeouts...also played football for UHS and was selected All-Region 6-2A...off the field, a member of the FFA and Future Business Leaders of America...received recruiting interest from multiple MACCC schools.

Personal: Son of Dorsett and Meshan Buckley...has a brother, Jace (7)...enjoys hunting, fishing, horseback riding and playing ping pong in his free time...intends to study investment banking...nicknames are “Buck” and “Jaybird”...born October 15, 2002.