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Jersey Number 3
Casey Burnham
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Grand Island, Neb.
- High School:
- Grand Island
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Hits: 3, 4 times
- Doubles: 2, at Belmont, Feb 15, 2020
- Triples: 1, vs Central Conn. State, Mar 12, 2019 ; at Air Force, May 01, 2019 ; North Dakota State, May 01, 2021
- Home runs: 1, at Charleston Southern, Feb 23, 2020 ; Texas, May 03, 2019
- Total bases: 5, at Charleston Southern, Feb 23, 2020 ; at Air Force, May 01, 2019 ; Texas, May 03, 2019
- RBI: 2, 5 times
- Runs scored: 4, at Missouri, May 18, 2021
- Walks: 3, at Saint Louis, Mar 07, 2021
- Hit by pitch: 1, 14 times
- Sac flies: 1, at TCU, May 11, 2019
- Sac bunts: 2, Texas, May 05, 2019
- At bats: 6, vs Texas Southern, Feb 23, 2019 ; at Lafayette, Mar 23, 2021
- Stolen bases: 3, vs Seton Hall, Mar 13, 2019
- Field chances: 8, at Texas, May 19, 2022
- Putouts: 8, at Texas, May 19, 2022
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2022 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
- 2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors (5/6)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR – 2022
- 2022 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipient
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Appeared in 27 games (25 starts in CF)
- .262/.416/.300 (21-for-80), 3 2B, 5 RBI, 11 R, 17 BB
- Second on the team with a .416 on-base percentage
- 12-game on-base streak (3/5-5/13)
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE – 2021
- Appeared in 23 games with 22 starts
- Hit .286 (20-for-70) with six doubles, one triple and 11 RBI
- Recorded a season-high two RBI three times – vs. South Dakota State (2/19), vs. Creighton (3/21) and at Lafayette (3/23)
- Season-high three hits at Lafayette
- Opening day starter in centerfield
- Finished the year with eight stolen bases on nine attempts
- 15-game reached base streak to end the season
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team
SOPHOMORE – 2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)
- Appeared in 12 games with 12 starts at center field
- Opening day starter at center field against Belmont (2/14), recording one double, one stolen base and one hit by pitch
- Led Kansas with six doubles and recorded a two-double game at Belmont (2/15)
- Registered four multiple-hit games, including back-to-back two-hit performances at Belmont (2/15-16)
- Hit lone home run of season at Charleston Southern (2/23)
- Tallied a season-high three runs at Creighton (3/4)
FRESHMAN – 2019
- Started in 41 of the 49 games he played
- Made first-career start on Opening Day at USC Upstate (2/15)
- Connected for first hit of career against the Spartans (2/15)
- Drove in first RBI at USC Upstate (2/16)
- Career-high six at bats vs. Texas Southern (2/23)
- Set new career high with three hits vs. Northern Illinois (3/1)
- Hit first-career triple vs. Central Connecticut State (3/12)
- Swiped a personal-best three bags vs. Seton Hall (3/13)
- Batted in a career-high two runs and hit his first career home run against Texas (5/3)
PERSONAL
- Born June 1, 1999
- Son of Tim and Darla Burnham
- Has one sister, Kenzie
- Majoring in business finance
Baseball Media Availability
Wednesday, April 15
Hawk Talk with Dan Fitzgerald
Tuesday, April 14
Baseball Highlights vs. #12 UCF
Saturday, April 11
Baseball Highlights vs. Nebraska
Tuesday, April 07
