NIL Opportunities
2022 (Senior): Played in 42 games and made 37 starts while batting injury throughout the season… Made 26 starts in right field and 11 as the designated hitter… Batted .248 and slugged .336 with seven doubles, one triple, one home run and 17 RBIs… Recorded 12 runs scored, 18 walks, 46 total bases, a .346 on-base percentage and two stolen bases in three attempts… Batted .304 and slugged .391 with four doubles, a triple and 10 RBIs over 21 games played and 19 starts in Horizon League play… Committed one error in 52 chances in the field for a .981 fielding percentage… Credited with two assists and 49 putouts… Recorded eight multi-hit games… Hit safely in six straight games from April 24 to May 1… Reached base safely in 10 consecutive contests at one point… Went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the second game of a doubleheader at Belmont (2/26)… Went 2-for-4 with a double at West Virginia (3/24)… Went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI in the second game of a doubleheader at Milwaukee (4/24)… Went 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Wright State (5/8)… Went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader at Northern Kentucky (5/15)… Went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base vs. UIC (5/19)… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored vs. UIC (5/20)… Went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI vs. Oakland in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27).
2021 (Senior): Played in 55 games, 53 of which he started in right field… Batted third in 29 of his starts… Named Second-Team All-Horizon League… Named to the ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region First Team… Named Horizon League Batter of the Week on April 6… Batted .344 and slugged .600 with eight doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 53 RBIs… Recorded 44 runs scored, 108 total bases, 27 walks, a .446 on-base percentage and six stolen bases in seven attempts… Led the team in slugging, home runs and RBIs… His 53 RBIs rank as the third most in a season in school history, and they are the most since Jacke Healey set the school record with 59 RBIs in 2010… His 10 home runs are tied for the seventh most in a season in program history… Became the first Penguin since 2010 to record at least 10 home runs and 50 RBIs in the same season… Committed three errors in 102 chances in the field for a .971 fielding percentage… Batted .469 with runners in scoring position… Batted .347 against left-handed pitching… Recorded 17 multi-hit games and led YSU with 13 multi-RBI performances… Reached base safely in a team-best 19 consecutive games at one point… Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored, a walk and three RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader against Wright State (3/27)… Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, a walk, two RBIs and a stolen base in the first game of a doubleheader against UIC (4/3)… Went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, a walk, two runs scored and five RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader against UIC (4/3)… Hit a home run and drove in four runs at Northern Kentucky (4/16)… Went 4-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a run scored, three RBIs and two stolen bases in the second game of a doubleheader against Oakland (4/23)… Went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at UIC (5/1)… Went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBIs at UIC (5/2)… Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored, three RBIs and a stolen base in the second game of a doubleheader against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/7)… Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, a walk, four RBIs and a stolen base at Bellarmine (5/14)… Went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, a run scored and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee (5/22)… Hit a home run, walked and scored twice against UIC in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27)… Hit a three-run home run against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27).
2020 (Junior): Played in 10 games, nine of which he started in right field… Batted .281 and slugged .438 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs in 32 at-bats… Recorded three walks, six runs scored, 14 total bases and one stolen base in one attempt… Ranked second on the team with a .378 on-base percentage… Had three multi-hit performances… Committed one error in 31 chances in the field… Had a season-high three hits, scored a run and stole a base at Abilene Christian (2/29)… Went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored at Pittsburgh (3/4)… Doubled, walked and scored a run at N.C. Central (3/6)... Had a season-high four RBIs while going 2-for-4 with an RBI single and the go-ahead three-run home run at N.C. Central (3/8).
Cuyahoga Community College: Played two seasons for the Triceratops under Coach Evan Agona… Batted .358 and slugged .561 with 11 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 46 RBIs, 31 walks, 58 runs scored, 28 stolen bases and a .465 OBP as a freshman in 2018… Followed that by batting .386 and slugging .733 as a sophomore in 2019… Also recorded 11 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs, 58 RBIs, 32 walks, 68 runs scored, 14 stolen bases and a .488 OBP… Named First-Team All-OCCAC and to the Regional All-Tournament Team… Named OCCAC Player of the Week three times during the 2019 season.
Personal: Parents are James Bucko and Nadine Iannotti... Has a brother (Anthony) and a sister (Cassandra)... Major is psychology.
