Salisbury University

SU Career Rankings: First in pitching appearances (77)…
 
SU Single-Season Rankings: T-sixth in appearances (25, 2022)
 
2023: Record-setting 70th pitching appearance (1 IP, 0 R), 4/12 at Stevenson…Earned win with scoreless ninth inning, 5/2 vs. Randolph-Macon…Picked up win in relief (1.1 IP, 0 R), 5/7 at UMW…Pitched scoreless ninth inning in C2C Championship, 5/12 vs. UMW…
 
2022: National rankings: t-ninth in appearances (25)…Tossed 3.1 innings of scoreless relief, 2/19 vs. Widener…Struck out three batters in 1.1-inning save, 3/13 vs. Elizabethtown (Game 1)…Gave up no runs over season-long 3.2 relief innings, 3/20 vs. Shenandoah…Pitched three scoreless innings in C2C Championship clincher, 5/15 vs. CNU…
 
2021: All-C2C Second Team…C2C rankings: Eighth in strikeouts (32)…Won five of Sea Gulls’ nine games in High Point Regional and College World Series…Earned save with three scoreless innings and five strikeouts, 4/23 at St. Mary’s (Md.)…Allowed one unearned run in six innings to finish off Sea Gulls’ 12-inning victory to clinch High Point Regional, 5/30 vs. Birmingham-Southern…Earned win in national championship clincher (4.1 innings, one unearned run), 6/8 vs. St. Thomas (Minn.)…
 
2020: Nailed down save with season-high five strikeouts, 3/4 at Washington (Md.)…
 
2019: Earned first career save with scoreless ninth, 2/15 vs. Immaculata…Secured first collegiate win with 7.1 strong relief innings (three runs, two earned runs, six strikeouts), 4/17 at Neumann…
 
High School: Played baseball for coach Brooks Norris and soccer for coach Barry Stitz at Archbishop Curley…Went 28-4 and won conference championship in baseball in 2018…PBR All-State in 2018…Two-time all-conference selection (2017-18)…Named team’s Unsung Hero in 2017…
 
Personal: Son of Chris and Amy Burton…Volunteers at HALO serving the homeless breakfast on Friday mornings…Favorite foods are steak and crabs…Favorite professional team is the Baltimore Orioles…Favorite athlete is Lamar Jackson because he is electric…Favorite song is “God’s Country” by Blake Shelton…Favorite vacation spot is the Outer Banks of North Carolina…Enjoys hanging out with friends and playing video games…Chose SU for the atmosphere and the friends he has made that will be his friends for the rest of his life…