The Panthers went 3-1 on the week while Burke is legitimately rounding into one of the nation’s most feared sluggers. He broke a seemingly untouchable record for the most home runs in a single season, a standard previously held by Trevecca’s former MLB Draft pick Hunter Newman.
The sophomore leads the conference with 19 home runs to go with a .353 batting average through Kentucky Wesleyan’s first 40 games and has been a stable source of power in the three spot in the batting order.
There has been no sophomore slump for Burke whose already impressive .315 clip and his four home runs from his entire freshman campaign have both gone up drastically in year two.
This week he had a series against Ohio Valley that ended in a sweep of the Fighting Scots that was very memorable for the Panther first baseman.
He went 7-for-13 on the week but in those three games he hit three home runs and drove in six RBI, just a typical weekend series for one of the conference’s best hitters.
He also leads the conference in total bases with 113 and ranks second in runs batted in with 47 behind Ohio Dominican’s Colin Kaucher’s 56.