Brooke Burns

Position:
3B
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Columbia, S.C.
High School:
Chapin

2018 (Sophomore): Played in eight games, tallying four at-bats • Scored two runs at USC Upstate (3/20) and Virginia Tech (4/6) • Logged a hit vs. Campbell in the regular season finale (5/4).

2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 games as a freshman, making two starts at second base • Went 0-for-6 with a walk on the season, all as a pinch hitter, and scored five runs as a pinch runner • Scored the go-ahead run as a pinch runner against NC State to retake the lead in the bottom of the fifth of the ACC Semifinals.

Prep: A six-year starter for Chapin High School, leading the Eagles to a top eight finish every season • Four-time All-State • Four-time All-Region • Broke the Chapin RBI record with 39 as a sophomore, then reset the record at 51 as a junior • Batted over .400 every season, including .500 with five home runs her junior year • Finalist for 2015 South Carolina Player of the Year • Missed the second half of her senior year due to a torn labrum • Played travel ball for Carolina Elite Norton • Batted .487 with 27 home runs over four seasons • Led the Carolina Elite to a ninth-place finish at ASA Gold 16U Nationals.

Personal: Born Brooke Autumn Burns on October 8 • Daughter of Rocky and Carrie Burns • Has a younger brother, Cole • Father, Rocky, played football at Glenville State (WV) and grandfather, Eddie Ballard, played baseball at West Virginia State • Four-year member of the National Honors Society • Named to the Chapin High School Principals List all four years.