
- #
- 30
- Name
- Sam Burton
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- Pitcher
- Opening Day Age
- 29
- Birthplace
- Pikeville, KY
- Birthdate
- 12/30/1992
- B/T
- R/R
- Ht
- 6-4
- Wt
- 240
- Current Team
- Rockers
Status
- Signed with the Rockers on July 23, 2022
- Re-signed with High Point on May 19, 2023
CAREER NOTES
• Defines the term “journeyman” in professional baseball
• Has made starts with five different Atlantic League clubs since 2019: York, So. Maryland, Gastonia, High Point and Lexington
• Has also played in the United Shore Baseball League, the Frontier League, the Canadian-American Association, the Pacific Association and Libertarian League.
2023
• Appeared in three games with two starts for Lexington thus far in 2023
• Started at Frederick on 5/2/23 and went four innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out three in a win
• Started for Lexington at Lancaster on 5/7 and went five innings with nine hits, six runs and one strikeout in a no-decision
• Had one final outing for Lexington at Charleston on 5/13
2022
• Made two starts each with High Point and York, did not earn a decision and finished with a 6.00 ERA over 18 innings of work
• Surrendered 19 hits while walking 13 and striking out 15
• Best outing of the season came with York against High Point, 5.1 IP and allowed a run on six hits, walking just one and striking out five
2021
• Began the season with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League where he finished with a 3-6 record in 15 appearances, posting an 8.49 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 71 innings on the mound
• Also made 2 at bats with one hit for the Blue Crabs
• Was traded to the Gastonia Honey Hunters, where he finished the year after making seven starts and posting a 3-2 record with a 5.57 ERA and 32 strikeouts
• Also made four at bats for the Honey Hunters with two hits and two runs
• Posted a career-best 81 total strikeouts over the course of the season
2020
• Appeared in 12 games for the Baseball Resume Bandits of the Liberation League where he posted career-bests with six wins and a 1.97 ERA alongside 64 strikeouts
• Led the Bandits in wins and strikeouts
2019
• Began the season with the Empire League of the Canadian-American Association, posting a 3.86 ERA in two appearances with 2.1 innings of work
• Was signed by the York Revolution of the Atlantic League where he finished the season, posting a 7.90 ERA and 11 strikeouts in nine appearances
2018
• Competed for both the Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League and the San Rafael Pacifics of the Pacific Association, compiling a 7.88 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 18 total appearances on the year
2017
• Appeared in seven contests, starting five for the Utica Unicorns of the United Shore League where he accumulated 25 strikeouts and a 5.40 ERA over 21.2 innings pitched
2016
• Appeared in 11 games, finishing with a 1-3 record in his final season at Winston-Salem State University, where he struck out 15 with a 7.25 ERA in 22.1 innings of work
2015
• Started 13 games for Winston-Salem State University in his first year with the team, compiling a 6-1 record and a 2.34 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 77 innings
• Named second team all-CIAA as a pitcher and earned second team honors on the ABCA/Rawlings all-region team
• Was the winning pitcher in WSSU’s Division II Atlantic Region playoff win over Seton Hill as he allowed four hits over six innings and struck out five
• Tossed a two-hit complete game win over Virginia State
• Led the team in strikeouts and tied for the team lead in starts and innings pitched
• Recorded his first career shutout for the Rams on April 25 against Virginia State University, allowing just two hits and striking out five
• Also competed for the Richmond RiverCats of the Prospect League, finishing with a 1-3 record and a 5.12 ERA in four appearances as a starter
2013-14
• Pitched at Georgetown College in Kentucky where the club made to NAIA Regionals and an NAIA World Series appearance in 2014
2012
• Pitched at Walter State Community College in Tennessee as the club reached No. 1 in the nation
2011
• Went 8-0 as a senior and helped Pikeville to a 31-2 record as a senior