University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Burk, Jack
Jersey Number 45
Jack Burk
- Position:
- Right-Hander Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 218
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Jesuit HS
Bio
2020 Season (Redshirt Senior)
After recovering from an injury during the early part of the 2020 season, Burk made two appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 2.1 innings pitched and not allowing an earned run.
2019 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Threw 44.2 innings during his junior season, accounting for the second lowest ERA (2.82) on the team with a minimum of 30 innings pitched…Fanned 34 batters while only walking seven, which was the lowest among pitchers who pitched in more than 10 innings…Ended the year with two scoreless outings against Coastal Carolina (5/3) and Georgia State (5/10)…Against Coastal, Burk went six innings and struck out seven batters…Against Georgia State, Burk only gave up two hits in five innings of work and struck out six batters…Did not give up an earned run in six of his 13 appearances...Owned the top ERA in the league in conference games (2.06)...Tied for first in earned runs allowed with eight...First in walks allowed in league games (3) and run allowed (11).
2018 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Threw 64.2 innings during the 2018-season … Appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts … Finished the season with a 5.43 ERA and 45 strikeouts … Posted a 3-6 record … Recorded his first win of the season against Vanderbilt (3/3), going 7.0 innings and allowing just five hits while striking out five batters … Struck out a season-high seven batters in a win against UT-Arlington (4/7) … Earned a win at Georgia State (4/29) after throwing 3.0 innings.
2017 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Recorded 40.1 innings pitched with 11 appearances including seven starts… Posted a 2.45 ERA with 33 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .253 average… Achieved victories against in-state rivals McNeese State (3/28) and Nicholls (4/4) ...Notched a career-high six strike outs against Nicholls (4/4)…Did not surrender a walk in six of his appearances…Combined to post two shutout on the year…Tallied four quality starts…Posted five scoreless outings…Has a career-long outing of 7.0 innings against Houston (3/21).
2016 Season
Redshirted during the season.
High School
Was a three-year letterwinner at Jesuit High School…Named all-state as a senior…Posted a 5-1 record while striking out 64 batters over 42 innings pitched during senior season…Also had a 1.50 ERA with three shutouts…Received All-Metro Pitcher of the Year and District 9-5A MVP honors and was tabbed all-district and all-metro in 2015.
Personal
Full name is Jack Thompson Burk…Born on January 20, 1997, in New Orleans, La….Son of Paul and Susan Burk…Has an older sister, Leni…Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
After recovering from an injury during the early part of the 2020 season, Burk made two appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 2.1 innings pitched and not allowing an earned run.
2019 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Threw 44.2 innings during his junior season, accounting for the second lowest ERA (2.82) on the team with a minimum of 30 innings pitched…Fanned 34 batters while only walking seven, which was the lowest among pitchers who pitched in more than 10 innings…Ended the year with two scoreless outings against Coastal Carolina (5/3) and Georgia State (5/10)…Against Coastal, Burk went six innings and struck out seven batters…Against Georgia State, Burk only gave up two hits in five innings of work and struck out six batters…Did not give up an earned run in six of his 13 appearances...Owned the top ERA in the league in conference games (2.06)...Tied for first in earned runs allowed with eight...First in walks allowed in league games (3) and run allowed (11).
2018 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Threw 64.2 innings during the 2018-season … Appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts … Finished the season with a 5.43 ERA and 45 strikeouts … Posted a 3-6 record … Recorded his first win of the season against Vanderbilt (3/3), going 7.0 innings and allowing just five hits while striking out five batters … Struck out a season-high seven batters in a win against UT-Arlington (4/7) … Earned a win at Georgia State (4/29) after throwing 3.0 innings.
2017 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Recorded 40.1 innings pitched with 11 appearances including seven starts… Posted a 2.45 ERA with 33 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .253 average… Achieved victories against in-state rivals McNeese State (3/28) and Nicholls (4/4) ...Notched a career-high six strike outs against Nicholls (4/4)…Did not surrender a walk in six of his appearances…Combined to post two shutout on the year…Tallied four quality starts…Posted five scoreless outings…Has a career-long outing of 7.0 innings against Houston (3/21).
2016 Season
Redshirted during the season.
High School
Was a three-year letterwinner at Jesuit High School…Named all-state as a senior…Posted a 5-1 record while striking out 64 batters over 42 innings pitched during senior season…Also had a 1.50 ERA with three shutouts…Received All-Metro Pitcher of the Year and District 9-5A MVP honors and was tabbed all-district and all-metro in 2015.
Personal
Full name is Jack Thompson Burk…Born on January 20, 1997, in New Orleans, La….Son of Paul and Susan Burk…Has an older sister, Leni…Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
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