Career Highlights
- 2021 Perfect Game Preseason Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
- 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-Big Ten
- 2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021): Made 13 starts and tossed 74.1 innings, the second-most on the team … had a 3.27 ERA, second on the team among starting pitchers … opened the season as the Friday starter … also made appearances on Saturdays and Sundays … led the team and ranked second in the Big Ten with 107 strikeouts, the sixth-most in program history … 12.96 strikeouts per nine ranked fourth in the Big Ten and was the fourth-best mark in program history … allowed just a .178 batting average against, the third-best mark in the league among starting pitchers … struck out a career-best 13 on Opening Day against Michigan State, tossing six frames allowing three runs (3/5) … went 5 2/3 innings against Rutgers and earned his first win of the season, striking out seven (3/12) … struck out eight at Penn State (3/20) … went six innings allowing just one earned run and struck out 11 against Iowa (3/27) … struck out eight over five innings of work against Northwestern (4/2) … allowed four earned runs over 5 2/3 innings, striking out six at Nebraska (4/9) … tossed six innings and struck out nine, allowing just one earned run and earning the win against Ohio State (4/16) … struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings at Iowa (4/23) … tossed three no-hit frames against Minnesota (5/2) … tossed 2 2/3 innings in a win at Illinois (5/8) … went six innings and allowed just a single earned run, earning the win against Purdue (5/16) … tossed 6 1/3 innings, striking out eight and allowing three runs, earning the win in a road rubber game at #24 Michigan (5/23) … struck out 12 over 6 2/3 one-hit innings against Indiana, earning the win and taking a no-hitter deep into the seventh before surrendering a single to the last batter he faced (5/29) … tossed six scoreless frames and struck out eight, earning the win against Norfolk State in the NCAA Tournament (6/5)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2020):Â Made four starts and tossed a team-high 22 2/3 innings in the shortened season...Held a team-best 1.99 ERA among starting pitchers...Led the team with 35 strikeouts, the most strikeouts by a freshman pitcher in NCAA Division I...Allowed just a .183 batting average against, the best mark on the team among starting pitchers...Dazzled in his collegiate debut, tossing five innings of one-run ball while striking out eight vs. College of Charleston (2/16)...tossed 5 2/3 innings of scoreless ball, striking out eight and allowing just four hits vs. Rhode Island (2/23)...went a career-high six innings, struck out eight, and allowed just two runs on three hits vs. Coastal Carolina (3/1)...struck out a career-high 11 and tossed six innings allowing just two runs vs. Bryant (3/8)
As a Freshman (2019): Served a redshirt season recovering from injury.
Before Maryland: Pitched for St. John's High School...went 5-0 with a 0.44 ERA while striking out more than a batter per inning in 2017...also hit nearly .400 and drove in 17 runs...helped the Pioneers win a Division 1A state Super 8 Championship...also averaged 22 points per game as a basketball player.
Personal: Son of Michael and Sandy Burke...has a sister, Meagan...also recruited by St. John's, UConn, Virginia and Boston College...lists his favorite pregame meal as PB&J.
