2017 Baseball
Roster
Joseph Burns
- Position:
- C/INF
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Shelton, CT
- Previous Team:
- St. John's University
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 215
As a Senior in 2016-17:
- Started in all 46 games played in
- Tallied 48 hits for a .274 batting average along with a .345 obp
- Started the season with a 6 game hitting streak
- In opening series with UTSA went 8-19 including with 4 runs and an RBI
- Went 4-4 against UTSA on Feb. 19
- Had a 9 game hitting streak from March 5- 24
- In victory over USC Upstate went 2-5 with 2 home runs, 4 RBIs, and 2 runs
- In series against USC Upstate he totaled 5-14 with 2 home runs 7 RBIs and scored 3 runs
- Went 2-4 with 2 RBIs and a home run against Hartford on April 11
- Went 3-6 with 2 RBIs in win over St. Peter's on April 22
- Doubled and drove in 2 runs in a 2-3 performance against Fairfield on May 18
- Tallied 12 multi-hit games and 5 multi-RBI games
- Made 2 appearances on the mound for the Bobcats throwing 3.2 innings and striking out 1 batter
- 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Three-time MAAC All-Academic Team (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17)
As a Junior in 2015-16:
-Was selected to play in the 2016 NEIBA All-Star Game
-Led Quinnipiac in extra base hits (21), doubles (14), home runs (7), slugging percentage (.481) and finished second on the team in RBIs (28) and walks (26)
-His 55 hits were the third most on the team and came home to score 23 runs
-Also stole five bases
-Closed out the season with an 11-game hitting streak raise his batting average to .294, third on the team
-Had 15 multiple-hit games, including four three-hit games
-Had two five-RBI games, the most on the team
-Recorded four hits with two runs, two RBIs and two walks in the first four-game series of the season at Appalachian State from Feb. 27-28
-Scored three runs and walked twice in a four-game series at Virginia Tech from March 4-6
-Went 3 for 5 with two runs scored and a RBI at Florida Gulf Coast in the second game of a doubleheader on March 12
-Went 2 for 4 with his first career home run at Bethune-Cookman on March 16
-Hit home runs in back-to-back games at North Florida on March 19 and 20
-Singled and drove in a RBI vs. Yale on March 23
-Doubled at Seton Hall on April 1
-Went 2 for 4 with a run, RBI and two stolen bases on April 6 at CCSU
-Recorded a pair of singles at Siena on April 10
-Went 3 for 4 with a double, walk, RBI and run scored at Northeastern on April 13
-Singled, drove in a RBI and walked twice at Hartford on April 14
-Doubled twice and drove in a RBI at Rhode Island on April 21
-Had three hits, two doubles, two runs and two RBIs in a three-game series vs. Manhattan from April 23-24
-Went 2 for 4 with a double vs. Hartford on April 26
-Went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs vs. UMass on April 27
-Had a double and a home run in a three game series vs. Monmouth on April 29-30
-Went 3 for 4 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBIs vs. Rider in the second game of a doubleheader on May 8
-Went 3 for 4 with a double, two home runs, two runs scored and all five RBIs in the first agme of a doubleheader at Canisius on May 14
-Went 2 for 3 with a pair of walks on May 15 at Canisius
-Had six hits (three two-hit games) with a pair of doubles and a run scored in a three-game series at Fairfield from May 19-20
In 2014-15:
-Named to MAAC All-Academic Team
-Sat out in accordance of NCAA Transfer Rules and Regulations
Before Quinnipiac:
-Transferred from St. John’s University
-Recorded nine hits in limited playing time as sophomore with three doubles, seven RBI and one run scored
-Went 1 for 15 as a freshman with two runs and two walks…
-Two-sport athlete at St. Joseph’s in baseball and football
-Won back to back state championships in football in 2010 and 2011
-Two-time all FCIAC and two-time All-State in baseball
-Named 2012 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
-Son of Kenneth, Sr. and Donna Burns
-Has one brother, Kenneth, Jr. and three sisters, Rachel, Isabella and Monica
-Brother Kenneth, Jr, played baseball at URI
-Majoring in Finance
Career Highs:
Hits: 4, at UTSA (2/19/17)
Doubles: 2, at Rhode Island (4/21/16)
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: 2, twice, last at USC Upstate (3/18/17)
Runs Scored: 3, vs. Central Connecticut (5/2/17)
RBIs: 5, two times, last last at Canisius (5/14/16)
Stolen Bases: 2, at CCSU (4/6/16)
Walks: 3, at Campbell (2/26/17)
