1999: Played in eight games, starting two behind the plate... batted .100 for the season with his solo hit coming against Ball State (4/7)... had six put-outs and a .833 fielding percentage.
1998: Named Academic All-Big Ten ... played in six games ... scored winning run in 7-6 win over Butler (4/21). 1997: Redshirted.
North Lawrence High School: Played four years of football and baseball ... hit 13 doubles as a senior ... coached by Joe Klumpp.
Personal: Son of Donnie and Mary Anne Buck ... has two brothers, Jeremy and Donnie, and one sister, Trisha ... brother Jeremy pitched for Purdue from 1994-97 ... enjoys dancing and fishing ... majoring in social studies and history ... one letter.
Buck's Career Stats
Yr. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1998 6-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1999 8-2 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100
Totals 14-2 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .077