Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

2020 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
No. 9 Southland Conference 2020 MLB Draft Prospect, D1Baseball.com
2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
 
2020 [COVID-19]: Redshirted because of the NCAA one-time transfer rule.

PRIOR TO SLU: Spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Northwestern State … appeared in five games as a sophomore, all in relief … did not receive a decision … compiled a 3.38 ERA in 5.1 innings, scattering four hits and four walks … struck out five … opponents hit .190 off the right-hander … combined on a pair of shutouts … opened his freshman season as the Sunday starter … made seven starts among his 11 appearances … compiled an 0-2 record and 4.94 ERA in 31 innings … scattered 41 hits and 19 walks, striking out 18 batters … finished freshman season with a pair of scoreless innings at LSU (May 15) and against Mississippi Valley State (April 25) … limited Nebraska to an unearned run across four innings in his longest relief outing of the season (March 18) ... struck out a season-high five batters in 4.2 innings against Penn in his second start (Feb. 24).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman for coaches Jesse Cassard and Jacob Fisher … first-team all-district and all-metro as a senior after going 7-5 with a 2.09 ERA … helped Zachary to the District 4-5A title and earned the No. 5 seed in the state playoffs, reaching the state semifinals ... first-team all-district and all-metro pick as a junior after going 9-4 with a 2.15 ERA and 79 strikeouts for the district champions … second-team all-district as a sophomore … graduated 19th in his class with a 4.18 grade point average … member of the National Honor Society and was an aid in the special needs classes.

PERSONAL: Born Robert Cobb Burke in Baton Rouge, Louisiana … son of Monte and Barbara Burke … has one brother, Jacob, and one sister, Jenna … brother is also a member of the Southeastern baseball team … father played football at Tulane … majoring in mathematics and plans to open his own actuarial practice.