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2026 Baseball Roster

19 Zander Buchan

  • Custom3 S/R
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 200
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Columbia, SC
  • Major Computer Science
  • Prev School Jacksonville State University
  • High School A.C. Flora HS

Biography

FMU: First-year player at FMU.....Transfer from Jacksonville State University where he played one season (2025)....Also played at Chipola College for one year (2024) ... Also attended University of South Carolina (2023)....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2025 (fall).

JSU:  Appeared in 15 games and made 9 starts....Recorded two RBIs with a .237 on-base percentage....Registered a .987 fielding percentage and threw out 4 of 12 runners attempting to steal.

CC:  Batted .333 in 45 games with 29 runs scored, 9 doubles, 3 homers, and 22 RBIs....Posted a .476 on-base percentage as Chipola went 36-19....2024 NJCAA first-team All-American....Panhandle Conference All-Conference Team (first team) 2024....Earned an associate of arts degree.

USC:  Was red-shirted and did not appear in a game.

PERSONAL:
  • Born in Glendale, AZ
  • Graduate of AC Flora High School, where he played for coach Coach Andy Hallet
  • SCBCA North All-Star Team
  • As a senior, hit .368 with 14 doubles, 5 homers, and 35 RBIs
  • Top ranked catcher in the state in 2022 by Perfect Game
  • Helped the Falcons to the 2022 4A state championship, and went 2-for-3 in the title game
  • As a junior in 2021, hit .365 with 14 doubles, 7 homers, and 33 RBIs
  • Attended Main South High School in Park Ridge, IL, for ninth and 10th grade
  • Named a Perfect Game Underclass Preseason All-American in 2021
  • All-Conference Team 2020
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  MLB Player
  • Favorite Fictional Character:  Batman
  • Favorite Athlete:  Xander Boegarts
  • Favorite Sports Team:  Boston Red Sox
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show:  A Bronx Tale and Sandlot
  • Favorite Food:  Steak
  • Favorite Vacation Spot:  Aruba
  • Favorite Musical Artist:  Rod Wave
  • Favorite Thing About FMU:  The baseball facility
  • Favorite Off-Field Activity: Boating and jet skiing
  • Goals for Upcoming Season:  Help FMU win the national championship
  • Why you first chose your sport:  I just loved fell in love with the game
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport:  Learning on how to deal with failure
  • Interesting Notes:  I'm very artistic can draw and paint; I love building legos
  • Brush With Greatness:  Meeting so many great players and coaches when I was invited to the MLB Combine in 2022

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