Softball
Bobby Buchanan
- Title:
- Director of Player Development
Bobby Buchanan was hired as the Director of Player Development in August 2023 after spending the 2023 season as the hitting coach at Texas Lutheran University. Buchanan’s main duties will be to create player development plans and KPI’s for each athlete, as well as scout opponents, create scouting reports and analyze data.
In 2023, Buchanan helped Texas Lutheran reach the NCAA Division III regional round where he played a role in producing one All-American, five NFCA All-Region West members and nine All-American Southwest Conference honorees.
Buchanan’s contribution to the sport of softball goes well beyond just coaching at the collegiate ranks. He founded High & Inside in 2020 where he serves as a consultant and private instructor for player development and scouting, while partnering with SoftballCloud, Yakkertech and S2 Cognition. As the owner of High & Inside, Buchanan has tested, measured and worked with four Women’s College World Series teams and numerous Super Regional teams, including Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Washington and others. He has helped develop over 30 Division I athletes.
Along with developing youth, collegiate and professionals, Buchanan was the hitting coach and player development coach for the Texas Bombers from 2021-23. While with the Texas Bombers, he coached and mentored numerous Division I and Power 5 athletes with movement and in-game production. In 2022 he helped lead the Bombers to the Alliance National Championship.
Before founding High & Inside and working with the Texas Bombers, Buchanan was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for UTA during the 2019 season. In his lone season with the Mavericks the team defeated multiple top 25 teams including victories over Power 5 schools Arkansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State. Buchanan played an instrumental role in the development of the 2019 NCAA hits leader. As the outfield coach, he also saw two of his three fielders earn All-Sun Belt Team honors.
Prior to his time in Arlington, Buchanan was the head coach at Louisiana College in 2018 where he led a squad that finished fourth in the American Southwest Conference - its best finish in eight seasons, as well as featuring 10 on the all-conference list for a feat not achieved since 2010.
Other collegiate stops include serving as the associate head coach at Southern University in 2017, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at North Dakota in 2016. Buchanan first started coaching collegiately as a volunteer assistant coach for three season at Texas State from 2012-14, before serving in the same role at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for the 2015 season.
He has also played a role in promoting women’s professional softball as a head coach in 2018 for the American Softball Association (ASBA) and a facilitator for Athletes Unlimited in 2021. During his time with ASBA, Buchanan led his team to the ASBA title and earned coach of the year honors. He also coached the player and pitcher of the year, while having 10 ASBA All-Stars and seven All-ASBA players. His team led the league in numerous offensive categories including batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, triples, home runs, RBI and total bases.
A native of Lytle, Texas, Buchanan earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from Texas State in 2014.
In 2023, Buchanan helped Texas Lutheran reach the NCAA Division III regional round where he played a role in producing one All-American, five NFCA All-Region West members and nine All-American Southwest Conference honorees.
Buchanan’s contribution to the sport of softball goes well beyond just coaching at the collegiate ranks. He founded High & Inside in 2020 where he serves as a consultant and private instructor for player development and scouting, while partnering with SoftballCloud, Yakkertech and S2 Cognition. As the owner of High & Inside, Buchanan has tested, measured and worked with four Women’s College World Series teams and numerous Super Regional teams, including Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Washington and others. He has helped develop over 30 Division I athletes.
Along with developing youth, collegiate and professionals, Buchanan was the hitting coach and player development coach for the Texas Bombers from 2021-23. While with the Texas Bombers, he coached and mentored numerous Division I and Power 5 athletes with movement and in-game production. In 2022 he helped lead the Bombers to the Alliance National Championship.
Before founding High & Inside and working with the Texas Bombers, Buchanan was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for UTA during the 2019 season. In his lone season with the Mavericks the team defeated multiple top 25 teams including victories over Power 5 schools Arkansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State. Buchanan played an instrumental role in the development of the 2019 NCAA hits leader. As the outfield coach, he also saw two of his three fielders earn All-Sun Belt Team honors.
Prior to his time in Arlington, Buchanan was the head coach at Louisiana College in 2018 where he led a squad that finished fourth in the American Southwest Conference - its best finish in eight seasons, as well as featuring 10 on the all-conference list for a feat not achieved since 2010.
Other collegiate stops include serving as the associate head coach at Southern University in 2017, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at North Dakota in 2016. Buchanan first started coaching collegiately as a volunteer assistant coach for three season at Texas State from 2012-14, before serving in the same role at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for the 2015 season.
He has also played a role in promoting women’s professional softball as a head coach in 2018 for the American Softball Association (ASBA) and a facilitator for Athletes Unlimited in 2021. During his time with ASBA, Buchanan led his team to the ASBA title and earned coach of the year honors. He also coached the player and pitcher of the year, while having 10 ASBA All-Stars and seven All-ASBA players. His team led the league in numerous offensive categories including batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, triples, home runs, RBI and total bases.
A native of Lytle, Texas, Buchanan earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from Texas State in 2014.
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