2008 Season: Made 12 appearances for the Bucs…. pitched 31 innings with an ERA of 9.58….Against Austin Peay on March 5, Burton pitched 6.0 innings, allowing only two runs while striking out six…Received Atlantic Sun All-Academic honor.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Dobyns-Bennett ... was named First-Team All-District ... had a 9-2 record with a 1.83 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched his senior year.

Personal: Born on July 29, 1988 ... plans to major in education ... son of Rodney and Kathy Burton.