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Ht/Wt
6'
2"
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195 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Salem,
Utah
Last School
Spanish Fork High School
Roster Years
2015-2017
Personal
- Born in Payson, Utah
- Parents are Steve and Loni Buffo
- Majoring in exercise and wellness/science
Before BYU
- Prepped at Spanish Fork High School under Jim "Shoe" Nelson
- All-State 4A pitcher
- Louisville Slugger All-American for 2014 and preseason All-American
- Perfect Game First Team West Region
- 4A All-Region, team captain and voted outstanding senior on team
- Posted 9 wins and 3 losses with 105 strikeouts and 20 walks as a senior
- Four-time all-tournament team in Perfect Game league
- Played summer ball for the Utah Marshalls
- Pitched 6.3 perfect innings in the old Bull Durham Stadium in North Carolina for the USA Trials
- Played on SFHS golf team
- Recruited by Washington State, Oregon State, Utah, Utah Valley, Oklahoma State, USC, Stanford and SLCC.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2015 8.77 0-1 10 3 0 0 25.2 38 29 25 19 13 2016 3.63 6-2 11 11 0 0 44.2 46 21 18 17 34 2017 6.01 7-7 16 16 0 0 88.1 112 69 59 34 73 TOTALS 5.79 13-10 37 30 0 0 158.2 196 119 102 70 120
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2015
- Started three games and had 10 appearances with 13 strikeouts
Sophmore Year
2016
- Posted a 3.63 ERA with a 6-2 record in 11 appearances, all starts
- Left Saint Mary's game in first inning with arm injury which sidelined him for the season
Junior Year
2017
- All-West Coast Conference Tournament Team
- Had a 6.01 ERA and 7-7 record in 16 starts
- Drafted in the 34th round by the Toronto Blue Jays
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Baseball | Oct, 16
Cougars in the Pros: 2018 Recap
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ImageBaseball | Jun, 27
Season summary: Year of firsts
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ImageBaseball | Jun, 14
Buffo, Shaver drafted; Hale, Larsen honored again
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ImageBaseball | Feb, 09
Fourth place projection by WCC Coaches
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ImageBaseball | Apr, 01
Trio of pitchers strike out 14 in 4-1 win at Portland
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ImageBaseball | Mar, 25
Cougars fall to LMU 10-5
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ImageBaseball | Mar, 18
League-leading BYU paced by Nielsen's first career homer in 11-4 victory
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ImageBaseball | Mar, 08
Home-opening crowd of 2,002 spurs 6-1 win over Utah Valley
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ImageBaseball | Mar, 04
Record now 9-1 after 8-2 win at Kansas
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ImageBaseball | Mar, 04
Record now 9-1 after 8-2 win at Kansas
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ImageBaseball | Feb, 20
Doubleheader sweep over Saint Louis 5-0 and 11-3
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ImageBaseball | Feb, 20
Doubleheader sweep over Saint Louis 5-0 and 11-3
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ImageBaseball | Jan, 25
Outlook for 2016 season