Dan Buchholz
Dan Buchholz

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Racine, Wis.

High School:
Racine Case

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 220

Position:
C

Bats/Throws:
Right/Right

2009: Appeared in 42 games as a junior, setting career-highs in all categories ... batted .275, scoring 23 times and driving in 27 ... played five different positions over the course of the season (3B, C, 1B, DH, P) ... threw out five of nine runners trying to steal ... had four RBI vs. Chicago State April 7 ... season-best seven-game hitting streak March 18-April 7 ... had three hits, scored twice and knocked in a pair in win over Youngstown State April 18 ... career-best four hits to lead UWM past Northwestern April 29, driving in three ... hit home runs in back-to-back games of a doubleheader at UIC May 8 ... tied career-high with four runs batted in against Butler May 14 ... second on team in multi-RBI games ... led the Horizon League with six sacrifice flies ... appeared in three games on the mound, striking out five in 5.2 innings.

2008: Returned from injury to appear in 24 games, making eight starts ... batted .314 for the season, including .389 in 10 Horizon League games ... first appearance of season came against Saint Mary's March 2 ... had a hit and drove in three versus Centenary March 9 ... made first start of season that day ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored and drove in one against Youngstown State April 20 ... tied season-high with two hits in win over Chicago State May 6 ... batted .409 versus right-handed pitching on the season.

2007: Received medical hardship waiver ... maintained sophomore eligibility ... did play in nine games before injury ... had three hits and drove in four.

2006: Earned Horizon League All-Newcomer Team honors after a solid freshman season ... made 19 starts in 27 appearances, batting .278 with three home runs and 16 runs batted in ... solid defensively, also threw out six runners on the basepaths ... recorded his first UWM hit versus Northern Illinois Feb. 26 ... first home run was a three-run shot at Western Kentucky March 19 ... stroked game-winning single in the 12th-inning against Northwestern April 25 ... added game-winning two-run single against Carroll in next outing April 27 ... had two hits and season-best four RBI in win over Wright State April 28 ... two hits and season-high three runs scored against Cleveland State May 6 ... hit .375 with runners in scoring position.

High School: Played four years of baseball at Racine Case, earning First-Team All-Southeast Conference honors in 2004 and 2005 ... lettered twice in baseball and twice in football as a high school athlete ... won a U-17 American Legion State Championship and was an honorable-mention all-county selection ... member of the honor roll every quarter in high school.

Personal: Parents are Gary and Mary Buchholz ... a criminal justice major ... played for the La Crosse Loggers in the summer of 2007, batting .246 in 24 games ... named to the all-star team in summer of 2009 as a member of the Licking County Settlers in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ... born April 18, 1987.



Batting Statistics
Dan Buchholz
Season

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

Avg.

TB

Slg%

SB

2006

27

72

11

20

4

1

3

16

.278

35

.486

0-1

2007

9

30

1

3

0

0

0

4

.100

3

.147

0-0

2007 Medical Redshirt
2008

24

35

6

11

5

0

0

7

.314

16

.457

0-0

2009

42

138

23

38

6

0

4

27

.275

56

.406

1-3

Totals

102

275

41

72

15

1

7

54

.262

110

.400

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