2021 Baseball Roster
Burns, Nathan
Jersey Number 24
Nathan Burns
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- West Bend, Wis.
- High School:
- West Bend West
Bio
2021
• Pitched in 18 games, all in relief. Finished with a 1-0 record and 5.16 ERA in 22 2/3 innings, striking out 32.
• Faced seven batters versus TCU, striking out six in two scoreless innings of relief (6/6).
• Tossed two scoreless innings at UC Irvine, striking out two (4/25).
• Retired all seven batters he faced and struck out three for the win versus Portland (4/20).
• Struck out the side in a scoreless eighth inning versus Utah (4/2).
• Earned his first save of 2021 with 1 2/3 scoreless innings versus BYU (3/5).
• Struck out five in two innings of relief in the finale at Grand Canyon (2/28).
• Worked a scoreless seventh at Grand Canyon, picking up a pair of strikeouts in relief (2/25).
2020
• Appeared in five games, with four starts. Posted an 0-1 record and 4.66 ERA.
• Pitched in 19 1/3 innings, allowing 17 hits and 10 runs with six walks and 27 strikeouts.
• Struck out a career-high eight in 4 1/3 innings versus UC Santa Barbara, scattering three hits and a run (3/8).
• Held Mississippi State to three hits, two runs and a walk in 5 2/3 innings, totaling seven strikeouts (2/23).
• Set a career-high with seven strikeouts in a five-inning no decision start versus BYU (2/17).
2019
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Pitched in 10 games, with one start, and was 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in 21 2/3 innings. Struck out 19.
• Worked a career-long six innings, striking out two, in a scoreless relief outing for the win versus Portland (5/14).
• Tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief versus Oklahoma State (5/4).
• Worked three scoreless innings in relief versus San Diego State, striking out two (4/2).
• Held Minnesota hitless and issued just one walk with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings of relief for the win (2/17).
2018
• 1-1 with a 1.52 ERA in 10 appearances, with one start. Struck out 14 in 14 2/3 innings.
• Earned his first career win after striking out four in two innings of relief versus San Diego (5/14).
• Held Oregon to just one hit, with two strikeouts, in two innings of scoreless relief (5/8).
• Tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief vs. Arizona State (4/28).
• Limited Missouri State to two hits in 2 1/3 innings (4/13).
• Held Arizona to three walks with a strikeout in 2 1/3 innings (4/7).
• Threw a scoreless eighth inning against Nevada, striking out one (4/3).
West Bend West High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bill Albrecht.
• Ranked at No. 156 nationally by Prep Baseball Report. Rated as No. 3 in the state of Wisconsin.
• Rated as the No. 386 high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game.
• In 2017, as a senior, named First-Team All-State, First-Team All-Area and First-Team All-League.
• Went 5-0 with a 2.00 earned run average as a senior, tallying 34 strikeouts in 21 innings over five appearances.
• First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Conference selection after his junior season. Also named the North Shore Conference Player of the Year.
• As a junior, was 7-0 with a 1.45 ERA in 10 games. Struck out 88 - to just nine walks - in 58 innings.
• Went 5-2 with a 2.50 ERA as a sophomore, in 2015. Struck out 48 - to nine walks - in 42 innings.
• Opened his high school career with a 6-1 record and 1.67 ERA as a freshman in 2014. Struck out 32 in 42 innings.
Personal
• Majoring in human development and family science.
• Born June 1, 1999 in Barrington, Ill.
• Son of Carrie and Brad Burns. Father, Brad, played college baseball at Dallas Baptist from 1984-87.
• Has one sister, Olivia.
• Enjoys playing ping pong and hanging out with friends in his spare time.
• After his playing career, would like to run a baseball academy or coach a travel team.
• Favorite athlete is Max Scherzer.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the phenomenal coaching staff, campus and baseball program.”
Burns’ Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 6.0, Portland, May 14, 2019
Walks allowed: 3, 9 times
Strikeouts: 8, UC Santa Barbara, Mar 08, 2020
Batters faced: 22, at Mississippi State, Feb 23, 2020
Field chances: 2, Santa Clara, Mar 24, 2021
Assists: 2, Santa Clara, Mar 24, 2021
Runners CS: 1, 5 times
• Pitched in 18 games, all in relief. Finished with a 1-0 record and 5.16 ERA in 22 2/3 innings, striking out 32.
• Faced seven batters versus TCU, striking out six in two scoreless innings of relief (6/6).
• Tossed two scoreless innings at UC Irvine, striking out two (4/25).
• Retired all seven batters he faced and struck out three for the win versus Portland (4/20).
• Struck out the side in a scoreless eighth inning versus Utah (4/2).
• Earned his first save of 2021 with 1 2/3 scoreless innings versus BYU (3/5).
• Struck out five in two innings of relief in the finale at Grand Canyon (2/28).
• Worked a scoreless seventh at Grand Canyon, picking up a pair of strikeouts in relief (2/25).
2020
• Appeared in five games, with four starts. Posted an 0-1 record and 4.66 ERA.
• Pitched in 19 1/3 innings, allowing 17 hits and 10 runs with six walks and 27 strikeouts.
• Struck out a career-high eight in 4 1/3 innings versus UC Santa Barbara, scattering three hits and a run (3/8).
• Held Mississippi State to three hits, two runs and a walk in 5 2/3 innings, totaling seven strikeouts (2/23).
• Set a career-high with seven strikeouts in a five-inning no decision start versus BYU (2/17).
2019
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Pitched in 10 games, with one start, and was 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in 21 2/3 innings. Struck out 19.
• Worked a career-long six innings, striking out two, in a scoreless relief outing for the win versus Portland (5/14).
• Tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief versus Oklahoma State (5/4).
• Worked three scoreless innings in relief versus San Diego State, striking out two (4/2).
• Held Minnesota hitless and issued just one walk with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings of relief for the win (2/17).
2018
• 1-1 with a 1.52 ERA in 10 appearances, with one start. Struck out 14 in 14 2/3 innings.
• Earned his first career win after striking out four in two innings of relief versus San Diego (5/14).
• Held Oregon to just one hit, with two strikeouts, in two innings of scoreless relief (5/8).
• Tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief vs. Arizona State (4/28).
• Limited Missouri State to two hits in 2 1/3 innings (4/13).
• Held Arizona to three walks with a strikeout in 2 1/3 innings (4/7).
• Threw a scoreless eighth inning against Nevada, striking out one (4/3).
West Bend West High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bill Albrecht.
• Ranked at No. 156 nationally by Prep Baseball Report. Rated as No. 3 in the state of Wisconsin.
• Rated as the No. 386 high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game.
• In 2017, as a senior, named First-Team All-State, First-Team All-Area and First-Team All-League.
• Went 5-0 with a 2.00 earned run average as a senior, tallying 34 strikeouts in 21 innings over five appearances.
• First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Conference selection after his junior season. Also named the North Shore Conference Player of the Year.
• As a junior, was 7-0 with a 1.45 ERA in 10 games. Struck out 88 - to just nine walks - in 58 innings.
• Went 5-2 with a 2.50 ERA as a sophomore, in 2015. Struck out 48 - to nine walks - in 42 innings.
• Opened his high school career with a 6-1 record and 1.67 ERA as a freshman in 2014. Struck out 32 in 42 innings.
Personal
• Majoring in human development and family science.
• Born June 1, 1999 in Barrington, Ill.
• Son of Carrie and Brad Burns. Father, Brad, played college baseball at Dallas Baptist from 1984-87.
• Has one sister, Olivia.
• Enjoys playing ping pong and hanging out with friends in his spare time.
• After his playing career, would like to run a baseball academy or coach a travel team.
• Favorite athlete is Max Scherzer.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the phenomenal coaching staff, campus and baseball program.”
Burns’ Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 6.0, Portland, May 14, 2019
Walks allowed: 3, 9 times
Strikeouts: 8, UC Santa Barbara, Mar 08, 2020
Batters faced: 22, at Mississippi State, Feb 23, 2020
Field chances: 2, Santa Clara, Mar 24, 2021
Assists: 2, Santa Clara, Mar 24, 2021
Runners CS: 1, 5 times
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