Monmouth University Athletics

Quickly: Talented right-handed pitcher... Hard-throwing... Possesses a very good curveball... Continues to develop command... Counted on to compete for innings in his first year.

High School: Two-year letterwinner at Conwell Egan Catholic H.S... Named All-Catholic League and Phillies Carpenter Cup selection at both pitcher and outfielder as a senior... Squad went 16-0 to win the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship and was the only undefeated team in the history of the PCL... Conwell Egan finished the campaign ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania, No. 4 in the East and No. 29 nationally by USA Today... Batted .385 and led the PCL in triples... As a pitcher, averaged 2.2 strikeouts per inning in two seasons... Winning pitcher in the 2006 Carpenter Cup quarterfinal game... Winning pitcher for the Mercer-Bucks Red Sox summer league team which won the league title... Team advanced to the NABF World Series.

Personal: Son of Steve and Robbie Buch... Born November 8, 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Majoring in criminal justice.