2025 (Sophomore):
Played in 58 games with 57 starts this season… SSAC All-Academic… Had a .286 batting average with 53 hits, 50 runs, 36 RBI, 10 doubles, two homers, and one triple… Recorded 11 multi-hit games this season, including a 2-for-4 performance with an RBI on May 15 against Ave Maria to help send Loyola to its first-ever NAIA World Series… Recorded a hit in all three of Loyola’s games at the NAIA World Series… Notched three games with at least three RBI (Feb. 7 vs. Freed-Hardeman, March 1 vs. St. Thomas, and April 4 vs. Brewton-Parker)... Scored four times on April 26 to help capture the series win over No. 9 William Carey.
2024 (Freshman):
Made 50 starts this season… SSAC Freshman of the Year… SSAC All-Conference First Team… SSAC All-Freshman Team… LSWA All-Louisiana Honorable Mention... Broke the school record for single-season batting average (.432)... Notched 79 hits (team-high), 69 runs, 47 walks, 38 RBI, seven doubles, two triples and one home run with a .558 on-bat percentage (team-high) during his first season with the Wolf Pack… His 69 runs scored were the second-most for a single season in program history, and his 79 hits were the fourth-most… Was 18-for-21 on stolen base attempts… Recorded 28 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game against Mobile on May 1… Had 20 games with at least two runs scored and 11 multi-RBI games, including three games with at least three RBI… Had hitting streaks of 12 and 17 games at separate points of the season… Reached base safely in all 50 games he played… Went 4-for-5 at the plate with two runs and two RBI on May 1 against Mobile… Recorded three hits and three RBI on April 12 against Brewton-Parker… Also had three-RBI games on March 26 against Southwest and March 30 against Middle Georgia. Scored three runs on Feb. 20 against Bryant & Stratton, March 24 against Stillman, April 16 against Louisiana Christian, and May 14 against Cumberlands.
Pre-Loyola:
Attended Dutchtown High School, where his coach was Chris Schexnaydre … He was a three-year varsity player at Dutchtown.
Personal:
Majoring in Business … Born November 1, 2004 … Son of Karen and Marty Buratt … His favorite food is crabs and his least favorite is avocados … Favorite book is The Great Gatsby … Favorite movie is Forrest Gump … Most influential person in his life is his mom … Hobbies are golf and video games … Favorite athlete is Bryce Harper.
