11  Joel Buchenauer
	Class: Junior Hometown: Mesa, Ariz. High School: Red Mountain Last College: Yavapai J.C. Height / Weight: 5-10 / 165 Position: INF

At Yavapai Junior College
Coached by Sky Smeltzer, Mark Murphy and Mark Rardin…led his team to the third round of the playoffs in 2000…was a first-team all-conference pick and second-team all-region…played shortstop and hit .376 with 60 RBI and 19 doubles

High School
A June 1998 graduate of Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Ariz…played baseball under coaches Henry Faccio and Bob Hershey…was a First-Team All-State pick his senior year

Personal
Born on Aug. 28, 1980 to parents Rusty and Dawn Buchenauer…father Rusty is in the sporting goods business while mother Dawn is a nurse…has one sister Katie (23)…his hobbies include playing just about all sports.

Getting To Know Joel
Chose Texas Tech because of “the coaching staff”...the most famous person he has ever met is “Luis Gonzalez”...my most prized possession is “my family”...if I could play another sport at Tech it would be “wrestling-if they had it”...my role model is “Michael Jordan and Cal Ripken Jr.”...the best thing about being a Red Raider is “the support from the fans and students”