2019 (Senior): Appeared in 25 games with one start for the Trojans, primarily serving as the teams closer, as he notched eight saves on the season...With nine career saves, he is tied for seventh all-time in the Little Rock record book...Signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals in the summer of 2019...Posted a 6-5 record while recording a 2.50 ERA which is also seventh all-time...Racked up 59 strikeouts in 50.1 innings of work...Earned his first save of the season by pitching a scoreless ninth inning in Little Rock's win over Evansville (Feb. 24)...Threw 2.1 innings to grab the win in the Trojans' victory over Georgia State (March 31)...Picked up the seven-out save while striking out three batters in Little Rock's win over Troy (Apr. 28)...Ended the season with 20.0 consecutive scoreless innings before his final outing.

2018 (Junior): Appeared in 31 games in relief for the Trojans, posting a 6-1 record in 52.0 innings pitched ... Finished the year with a 3.46 ERA, ranking third on the team, while striking out 39 ... Allowed just 20 earned runs and 16 walks ... Earned his first victory as a Trojan at Tennessee Tech, pitching 0.2 innings in relief ... Made his first start in a Little Rock uniform at Oklahoma State (Feb. 28), allowing four runs with a pair of strikeouts in 4.0 innings pitched, tying his season-high ... Also pitched 4.0 innings in the win at Louisiana (Apr. 22), allowing just one run on three hits with three strikeouts ... Struck out a season-high six batters in the win against ULM (Apr. 15), allowing just one run in 3.0 innings pitched ... Pitched 3.1 innings at Memphis (Mar. 10), allowing no runs in 3.1 innings with four strikeouts, earning the save.

Trinidad State JC: Had a 3-3 record with 25 innings pitched, four saves and an average of 8.28 strikeouts per nine innings in 2017... In 2016, went 3-1 with four saves in 40.2 innings and averaged 9.30 strikeouts per nine innings.

Brawley Union HS: Was a four-year letterwinner... Earned All-League honors and was named the Most Valuable Player... Was a four-year letterwinner, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time All-League Offensive First Team selection in football... In addition to high school baseball, played club baseball with the SoCal Bombers and the Colorado Cyclones.

Personal: Hometown is Brawley, Calif.... Son of Lowell and Tami Buck... Has one brother, Cody, and one sister, Sierra.