Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Lions ... earned All-Area accolades in each of her final two seasons ... named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and  senior ... also was named to the Chicago Tribune Top 100 all three seasons ... a four-time All-Conference honoree ... helped Lions to a fourth-place finish  in the state as a junior ... set school record for home runs in a single season as a senior ... played at the Chicago Bulls/Sox Academy for seven years,  helping squad win 16U ASA Metros in 2010 ... was a part of team which finished 11th at ASA Gold Nationals in 2012 ... also earned one letter in basketball.

Personal: Mackenzie is the daughter of Bill and Nicole Buchelt ... major is psychology ... born November 18, 1993.