Andrew Buffkin

Photo by: Hunter Gatling / The Citadel Athletics

Photo by: Michael Wiser

Class:
Junior
Position:
RHP
Ht. / Wt.:
5-11 / 185
B / T:
R/R
Hometown:
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Prev School:
USC Sumter

Awards
2026 Second-Team All-SoCon - SP

2026: Made 22 appearances with eight starts on the mound, posting a 6-3 record with a 3.23 ERA… Worked 75.1 innings with 59 strikeouts and 28 walks while allowing 78 hits, 31 runs (27 earned) and five home runs… Threw one complete game and one shutout… Struck out seven batters, including a season-high four looking, against Coastal Carolina (Mar. 31)… Tossed a season-high nine innings in a complete-game shutout against Samford (May 9)… Matched a season-high with eight strikeouts against Wofford (May 20)…

2025 (USC Sumter): Appeared and started 14 games for the Ants...Recording a 7-4 overall record on 81.2 innings pitched...Posted an ERA of 3.86 with 51 strikeouts.

High School: Played at Carolina Forest for Thane Maness...Finished as Region champions in 2022 and 2023...Named to the 3A All-Region team in 2019 and 2021.

Personal: Son of Marc and Natalie Buffkin...Majoring in Strength and Conditioning.