Brendan Burns

Photo by: David Wegiel Jr.

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Bats/Throws::
L/R
Height:
6-6
Weight:
216
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
Prev School:
Hamilton Southeastern HS
Major:
Finance

Awards and Honors:
MAC West Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 27, 2016)

Burns' Statistics
CAREER | 2019 GBG | 2017 GBG | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG

2019 - Senior Season: Made 22 appearances, including 2 starts ... had 2-3 record with a save and struck out 46 over 40.2 innings ... earned a save vs. Mt. St. Mary's (March 9) ... pitched 3 shutout innings in win over Purdue (March 19) ... credited with win vs. Manchester (April 3) ... pitched 2.1 innings with season-high 6 strikeouts vs. Indiana at Victory Field (April 23) ... pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief to earn win over Bowling Green (April 27) ... allowed just 1 run in 3.1 innings in extra-innings win over Northern Illinois in MAC tourney (May 25).

2018 - Redshirt Season: Sat out the season with an injury.

2017 - Junior Season: Appeared in 16 games on the mound with two starts … held the opposition to a .213 batting average … finished fourth on the team with 54 strikeouts … pitched the final four innings without allowing a run to earn the save at Western Michigan on April 9 … tossed a career-high 6.1 innings at Buffalo on April 23 … also struck out a season-high seven batters against the Bulls … picked up three consecutive wins in games against Toledo (May 6), Ohio State (May 10) and Western Carolina (May 14) … held Toledo to two hits over five innings in the 10-5 win … struck out six in 2.2 innings of work at Ohio State.

2016 - Sophomore Season: Made an appearance in 14 games on the mound with 12 starts … finished second on the team in ERA (3.81), innings pitched (59.0) and starts (12) … went six innings, struck out five batters and did not allow a run against Milwaukee on Feb. 27 on the way to earning MAC Pitcher of the Week accolades … also went six innings without allowing a run against Dayton on March 19 … tied a personal high with eight strikeouts in the win over Western Michigan on April 10.

2015 - Freshman Season: Appeared in 15 games with eight starts on the mound … ranked fourth on the team in starts … made his collegiate debut in relief in the season opener vs. Kentucky on Feb. 13 … picked up his first collegiate victory by tossing 5.1 innings of relief and allowing just one run in an 8-3 win vs. Elon on Feb. 22 … went a season-best 6.0 innings and allowed one run in the 15-4 win over Dayton on March 15 … twice struck out five batters in a game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letter winner at Hamilton Southeastern High for coach Scott Henson …helped team to a sectional championship as a junior … lettered one year in basketball.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 22, 1996, in Indianapolis ... son of Tim and Tammy Burns … mother played collegiate basketball at Indiana State … one brother, Brock, who joined the Ball State football team in the fall of 2017 … earned his Ball State bachelor's degree in finance in May 2018 … full name is Brendan Timothy Burns.