The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Bobby Buckner
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Boise, Idaho
- High School:
- Boise
HIGH SCHOOL
· A four-year varsity letterwinner in baseball as a shortstop for Coach Jeff Hultberg at Boise (Idaho) High School.
· Batted a career-best .415 during his senior season along with five triples and 45 RBI.
· Selected as a second-team Rawlings All-American and all-conference as a senior.
· Batted .400 with two home runs and 40 RBI as a junior to earn all-conference.
· Hit .300 with two home runs as a sophomore to earn all-conference.
· Batted .330 with two home runs as a freshman for the Braves.
· Also earned one varsity letter in basketball at the guard position
· Named to the Boise High School honor roll for three years and awarded the Whitenberger Award of Excellence.
· Helped guide his summer baseball team, the Boise Bucks coached by his father, Bill Buckner, to a 25-10 record while batting .310 with 50 hits.
PERSONAL
Born Robert William Buckner on Nov. 16, 1988 in Boston, Mass. ... parents are Bill and Jody Buckner ... has two older sisters, Christen and Brittany ... father, Bill played in the major leagues for 22 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals and was the 1980 National League batting champion ... participated in the Boise Rescue Mission ... majoring in business.
