Colin Burgess
- position Catcher
- height 5-8
- weight 195
- class Junior
- Hometown Lexington, Ky.
- High school Tates Creek HS
- position Catcher
- height 5-8
- weight 195
- class Junior
- Hometown Lexington, Ky.
- High school Tates Creek HS
Colin Burgess Bio
AWARDS
- SEC Newcomer of the Week (March 29, 2021)
- 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
JUNIOR (2022)
- Played in 51 games with 49 starts for the Gamecocks in 2022
- Scored 28 runs, had eight doubles, five home runs and 25 RBI
- Walked 23 times and had a .355 on-base percentage
- Threw out 10 runners trying to steal
- Grand slam in a win over Texas A&M (May 8)
- Drove in four runs and scored three times in a win over Georgia (April 9)
- Was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a hit-by-pitch in a win over Winthrop (Feb. 22)
- Was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in a win over North Carolina A&T (May 4)
- Had a pair of hits in a win at Florida (May 21)
- Homered in a win over North Florida (April 12)
SOPHOMORE (2021)
- Played in 48 games with 47 starts for the Gamecocks in 2021
- Hit .241 with 21 runs scored, 3 doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI
- Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List, handed out to the nation’s best catcher
- Had a 20-game reached base streak from March 21-April 23
- Threw out 16 runners trying to steal in 2021
- Had eight multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances
- Drove in the game-winning RBI with a double in a 14-inning win over Florida (March 26)
- Was 4-for-7 in the Friday night win over the Gators
- Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a home run at Ole Miss (May 1)
- Was 2-for-4 with three RBI in an Opening Day win over Dayton (Feb. 19)
- Had a hit and an RBI that gave Carolina a lead in the NCAA Regional win over Virginia (June 4)
- Was 2-for-5 with two RBI in a win at Missouri (April 11)
- Homered in the win over Dayton (Feb. 20)
FRESHMAN (2020)
- Hit .308 with three doubles and two RBI in nine games with seven starts
- Had a .423 slugging percentage to go along with a .357 on-base percentage
- Was 2-for-5 with two doubles in a 12-inning win over Furman (March 3)
- Doubled and drove in a run in a win over Holy Cross (Feb. 15)
- Scored a pair of runs in a win over Cornell (March 6)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Hit .388 with four doubles, nine home runs and 29 RBI his senior season at Tates Creek High School in Lexington, Ky.
- Received the Johnny Bench Award in 2019, given to the top high school catcher in the state of Kentucky
- Helped Tates Creek High School to a state championship his senior season
- Named the Region Player of the Year as a senior
- Perfect Game Central Region honorable mention (2019)
- Perfect Game Preseason Underclass high honorable mention (2018)
- Named to the All-Tournament team at the 2017 and 2018 WWBA World Championships with the Midland Redskins
PERSONAL
- Born on November 10, 2000
- Son of Van and Christina Burgess
- Major is sport and entertainment management
