Junior (2006): Played in 58 games with 52 starts...hit .290 with 64 hits, 11 doubles, five home runs and had 32 RBI...had 19 multi-hit games and seven multi RBI games...went 4-for-5 with one double, one home run and five RBI against Kansas (2/18/06)...went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI against Texas Southern (3/15/06)...went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI against UC Riverside (5/16/06)...earned one WCC Player of the Week distinction after going 6-for-12 with five RBI, two doubles and one home run at the USC Public Storage Tournament...went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Saint Louis (6/3/06)
Sophomore (2005): Had an outstanding sophomore season... Unanimous selection for All-WCC First Team honors... Went on a 19-game hitting streak (April 3-May 8), best for any player in the WCC in 2005... Led San Diego in batting average (.352), multiple RBI games (12), runs (46), stolen bases (15) and slugging % (.538), tied for the team-lead in RBIs (42) and walks (36)... Led the WCC in batting average (.398) during league play... Utilized primarily in right field (33 games) but also started 20 games as the Torero centerfielder... Hit in the 5th spot in the USD order 19 times, moving into the third spot towards the end of the season... Went on a tear late in the year, going 27-for-52 (.519 BA) during an 11-game span in the month of April... Enjoyed 10 multi-hit games in 11 outings during that stretch... Hit six doubles in four games (April 15-19)... Went 7-for-15 (.467 BA) with four RBIs and five runs scored to lead USD to a series win over then-No. 29 Pepperdine in mid-April... Helped the Toreros win a critical league series at Gonzaga late in the season, going 5-for-11 with two doubles and a homerun... Hit six homeruns on the season, second-best for any Torero in 2005.
Freshman (2004): Made 14 starts (nine as the DH, five in right field)... Hit a towering two-run homer against Santa Clara (4-10-04) that allowed USD to sweep a doubleheader and the three-game series with the Broncos... Enjoyed a pair of games in which he totaled three-hits, the first coming in his second collegiate start vs. UC Riverside (3-31-04) and later against St. Mary[apos]s (5-21-04)... Went 3-for-3 during that game with St. Mary[apos]s, scoring, driving in a run and stealing a base... Hit safely in three straight games in May, helping USD win 15 of its last 17 contests... Totaled 49 at-bats on the year in 23 appearances.
High School: Hit 8 homers and posted a .440 batting average while playing for California High School as a prep senior... Twice named an All-East Bay Athletic League player as a prep... Honored as an All-State selection following his senior campaign... Led California High to the league championship as a junior batting .500 and hitting six homeruns... During that same year, Buschini took California into the sectional semi-finals, helping Cal High finish with a record of 22-4... Twice mentioned as an all-area player... Coached by Dave Hamilton at Cal High... Also played for the Lafayette General Club team.
Personal: Heavily recruited out of high school by Santa Clara, Pepperdine, California, Cal Poly SLO and Fresno State... Chose to attend USD to play for a championship baseball program... Also played water polo, soccer and football in high school... Son of Mark and Mary Buschini... Born on April 24, 1985 in Martinez, California.
