Gunnar Buhner

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Issaquah, Wash.
High School:
Mount Si High School

High school: Graduated from Mount Si High School in 2013. ... Buhner played two years at Eastside before transferring to Mount Si, which went 20-4 in 2013 en route to a 3A King County Championship and fifth-place showing at the state tournament. ... Buhner hit over .350 in summer 2012 between stints with the Kansas City Royals Area Code team and the O'Brien Auto Group 18U squad. ... He played last summer for the Washington Athletics next summer prior to his arrival on campus.

Personal: Given name is Gunnar Beck Buhner. ... Born 11 May 1995 in Bellevue, Wash. ... Parents are Jay and Leah Buhner. ... His father, Jay Buhner, played 15 seasons in the major leagues: two for the New York Yankees (1987, 1988) and most notably for the Seattle Mariners (1988-2001).