MLB DRAFT: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 25th round (Pick 737) of the 2015 MLB Draft.
CAREER NOTES: All-time program leader with 844 career at-bats...Second in program history with 235 career hits...Third in program history with 130 career runs...Third in program history with 25 career sacrifice hits...Tied for fifth in program history with eight career triples...Sixth in program history with 40 career doubles.
SENIOR (2015): All-WAC Second Team...Preseason All-WAC Team...Started all 60 games at shortstop and played every pitch of the season...Hit .329 with 4 home runs and 33 RBIs...Had 10 straight multi-hit games and 17 multi-hit games over the last 25 games of the regular season...Led the WAC with 27 multi-hit games, tied for the fourth most multi-hit games in a season in program history...Led the team and ranked sixth in the WAC with 46 runs scored...Ranked second in the WAC with 80 hits...Tied for the WAC lead with six triples, tied for 18th most in NCAA Div. I...Led the team and ranked fourth in the WAC with 16 stolen bases...Had a 16-game hitting streak, tied for the ninth longest in program history...Hit .382 with 21 RBIs, 23 runs, and 11 stolen bases in WAC play, all team highs...Hit two home runs in a game vs. Northern Colorado, including his first home run hit at home in his career...Established a new program record with nine at-bats in 18-inning game at No. 15 Iowa (two teammates also had nine at-bats in the game)...Tied for the sixth most at-bats in a season in program history...Tied for fifth in the WAC with 113 total bases...Tied for the WAC lead with five sacrifice flies...Led the team and tied for third in the WAC with 178 assists...Also had 93 putouts and just nine errors...One of two Hornets to start every game of the season (Nathan Lukes).
JUNIOR (2014): All-San Luis Obispo NCAA Regional Team...Played in all 64 games with 63 starts primarily at shortstop...Started six games at third base...Hit .300 with 38 runs scored and 23 RBIs...Ranked second on the team and fourth in the WAC with 71 hits and was second on the team with 14 doubles...Tied for second on the team with 19 multi-hit games, including five 3-hit games and a 4-hit game...Had a 14-game hitting streak April 11-30...Had a .351 on-base percentage and was 8-12 in stolen base attempts...Led the team and ranked fifth in the WAC with 154 assists to go with a .958 fielding percentage...Went 3-for-4 against Cal Poly in the Hornets' final NCAA Regional game and 1-for-4 with two runs against Arizona State to earn All-Regional honors...Had first-career 4-hit game going 4-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs at New Mexico State.
SOPHOMORE (2013): Started and played in 58 of 59 games at shortstop...Led the team and was third in the WAC with 175 assists...Tied for fifth in the WAC with 37 double plays fielded...Hit .231 with 15 RBI and 24 runs scored...Had 12 multi-hit games with a career-high three hits at UC Davis (3-for-5 with 2 runs and 1 RBI)...Had three games with 2 RBI...Reached base in 18 consecutive games...Led the team with five sacrifice bunts...Went 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts...Drew 11 walks with 22 strikeouts...Primarily hit eighth, doing so in 40 games.
FRESHMAN (2012): One of the top defensive middle infielders in the Western Athletic Conference in his first season with the Hornets...made just nine errors while recording 148 assists and 80 putouts...started 50 of the 51 games he played in, all at short...hit .231 on the season with nine doubles, 22 runs and 16 RBIs in 156 at-bats...drew 18 walks while striking out 26 times...led the team with 10 sacrifices...a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts...had a season-best two hits in seven different games...went 1-for-2 against Nevada in the first game of the WAC Tournament before fouling a ball off his chest and neck, missing the remaining three games...best game of the season was on April 11 against UC Davis, when he went 2-for-3 with three runs, one RBI, two doubles and a walk.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter for head coach Darol Salazar at Palm Desert HS...the Aztecs went 28-5 in his final season and he was named MVP of the CIF Southern Section championship game after helping Palm Desert defeat Torrance, 9-0...hit .371 in a team-high 116 at-bats with 30 runs, 29 RBIs, nine doubles and five home runs as a senior in 2010-11...all-CIF selection as a junior and senior and also named all-Desert Valley League as a sophomore, junior and senior...set the Palm Desert HS career and single season hits records...selected the top defensive shortstop in the Southland by the Los Angeles Times prior to his senior season.
PERSONAL: Parents are Tim and Mimi Burcham...majoring in economics.
