Biography
Career Highs
Hits: 3 (6 times) vs Wentworth (3/8/19), vs Clarks Summit (2/22/20), vs FDU-Florham (3/13/21), vs Stevens (4/14/21), at Misericordia (4/18/21), and at DeSales (5/1/21)
Doubles: 2 (twice) vs Clarks Summit (2/22/20) and vs FDU-Florham (3/13/21)
Triples: 1 (3 times) vs Wentworth (3/8/19), vs Clarks Summit (2/22/20), and at Misericordia (4/18/21)
Home Runs: 1 (7 times) vs Gwynedd Mercy (3/3/19), vs Clarks Summit (2/22/20), vs John Carroll (3/1/20), vs Neumann (3/6/20), at Stevens (3/7/21), vs FDU-Florham (3/13/21), and at DeSales (5/1/21)
Runs Scored: 3 (3 times) vs Saint Rose (2/24/18), vs Cornell (3/7/20), and vs Stevens (4/14/21)
Runs Batted In: 4 (twice) vs Clarks Summit (2/22/20) and at Stevens (3/7/21)
Stolen Bases: 2 vs Wartburg (3/5/20)
Walks: 2 (4 times) vs Saint Rose (2/24/18), vs Neumann (3/6/20), vs FDU-Florham (3/13/21), and at DeSales (4/21/21)
Assists: 3 vs Stevens (4/14/21)
Putouts: 11 at DeSales (4/21/21)
Awards
All-MAC Freedom Second Team (2021)
MAC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
2021: Started and appeared in 18 of 27 games as a junior utility player/catcher ... Recorded a .338 batting average, a .592 slugging percentage, and a .420 on-base percentage ... Had 24 hits including a team-leading seven doubles, one triple, and a team-leading three home runs in 71 at-bats while drawing 10 walks ... Scored 14 runs, recorded a team-leading 19 RBI, and tallied a team-leading 42 total bases ... Stole two bases on two attempts .. Recorded 31 putouts and six assists with five errors on 42 chances for a .881 fielding percentage ... Recorded a season-high three hits including a season high two doubles in King's 18-4 victory over FDU-Florham (3/13) ... Recorded a season high three hits, scored a season high three runs, and recorded a season high three assists in King's 12-8 loss to Stevens (4/14) ... Recorded a season high three hits including a season high one triple in King's 10-7 loss at Misericordia (4/18) ... Recorded a season high three hits including a season high one home run and stole a season high one base on a season high one attempt in King's 12-11 loss at DeSales in MAC Freedom Quarterfinals (5/1) ... Hit a season high one home run and recorded a season high four RBI in King's 7-5 loss at Stevens (3/7) ... Hit a season high one home run and drew a season high two walks in King's 10-8 victory over FDU-Florham (3/13) ... Stole a season high one base on a season high one attempt in King's 7-2 loss to DeSales (4/28) ... Drew a season high two walks and recorded a season high 11 putouts and one assist on a season high 13 chances in King's 8-1 loss at DeSales (4/21) ... named to All-MAC Freedom Team as a second team selection ... named to MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... King's had a 4-23 overall record and 4-21 mark in conference play while recording a 0-2 record at DeSales in the MAC Freedom Quarterfinal series
2020: Started and appeared in all 10 games as a sophomore catcher/outfielder … Recorded a .333 batting average, a .758 slugging percentage, and a .463 on-base percentage … Had 11 hits including three doubles, one triple, and three home runs in 33 at-bats while drawing three walks and five hit by pitches … Scored a team-leading 13 runs, recorded eight RBI, and tallied 25 total bases … Stole four bases on four attempts … Recorded 20 putouts and three assists with one error on 24 chances for a .958 fielding percentage … Recorded a season high three hits including a season high two doubles and a season high one home run and recorded a season high four RBI in King’s 16-0 victory over Clarks Summit (2/22) … Recorded a season high one triple in King’s season-opening 21-1 victory over Clarks Summit (2/22) … Hit a season high one home run in King’s 6-1 victory against John Carroll (3/1) and in King’s 5-2 loss against Neumann (3/6) … Drew a season high two walks and recorded a season high two assists in King’s 15-12 victory against Neumann (3/6) … Scored a season high three runs in King’s 12-2 seven inning victory against Cornell (3/7) … Stole a season high two bases on a season high two attempts in King’s 4-2 loss against Wartburg (3/5) … Recorded a season high five putouts on a season high five chances in King’s 6-1 loss against John Carroll (3/1) and in King’s 4-0 victory against MSOE (3/2) … named to MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... King’s had a 6-4 record before the season was canceled on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak
2019: Started and appeared in seven of 36 games as a sophomore catcher/infielder before a season-ending injury in the second week of the season … Recorded a .478 batting average, a .870 slugging percentage, and a .500 on-base percentage … Had 11 hits including four doubles, one triple, and one home run in 23 at-bats while drawing one hit by pitch … Scored three runs, recorded three RBI, and tallied 20 total bases … Had one stolen base attempt … Was a home run shy of the cycle with a season-high three hits including a season-high one double and a season-high one triple, scored a season-high one run, recorded a season-high two RBI, and recorded a season-high one assist in King’s 8-4 victory against Wentworth (3/8) … Hit a season-high one double in King’s 19-2 loss against Concordia Morehead (3/4) and in King’s 6-5 loss against Beloit (3/9) … Hit a season-high one double and scored a season-high one run in King’s 7-4 loss against Concordia Morehead (3/4) … Hit first career home run, scored a season-high one run, and recorded a season-high six putouts on a season-high six chances in King’s season-opening 19-6 loss against Gwynedd Mercy (3/3) … King’s had a 17-19 overall record and 12-9 mark in conference play while recording a 0-2 record in the MAC Freedom Tournament
2018 (At Division II East Stroudsburg University): Started three games and appeared in nine of 43 games as a freshman catcher ... Recorded a .333 batting average, a .500 slugging percentage, and a .467 on-base percentage ... Had four hits including two doubles in 12 at-bats while drawing three walks ... Scored three runs, recorded two RBI, and tallied six total bases ... Recorded 25 putouts and two assists on 27 chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage ... Had a season-high two hits including a season-high one double, scored a season-high three runs, recorded a season-high two RBI, and recorded a season-high eight putouts and a season-high one assist on a season-high nine chances in ESU's 23-4 victory against Saint Rose (2/24) ... Hit a season-high one double in ESU's 11-6 loss against Le Moyne (2/16) ... Recorded a season-high one assist in ESU's 4-0 loss against Saint Anselm (2/17) ... East Stroudsburg had a 22-21 overall record and 11-15 mark in conference play
PRIOR TO KING'S: Played baseball and wrestled for the Spartans of North Schuylkill Junior Senior High School in Ashland, Pennsylvania ... graduated in 2017 as an honor roll student, the President of the German National Honor Society, and Vice President of Student Council ... four-year letter winner on the Spartan baseball team ... named Co-Rookie of the Year as a freshman ... named team captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior ... named First Team All-State as a sophomore, junior, and senior ... broke the school record for throw out percentage by a catcher ... played in the Carpenter Cup Classic for three years ... led Spartans to fourth place finish in PIAA Tournament as a junior ... three-year letter winner on the wrestling team ... named a team captain as a senior ... positioned in the District 11 Tournament and at Regionals as a junior and senior ... also played travel baseball for Banko Baseball and Chandler Baseball
PERSONAL: Son of Nadine and Chris Burke ... has one younger sibling, Logan ... a finance major ... chose King's over East Stroudsburg and West Chester because "of the excellent academic opportunity that they offer through their business program."
