2022 Rice Baseball
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Burbank, Thomas
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Jersey Number 27
Thomas Burbank
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
- High School:
- Monsignor Kelly
Bio
Honors at Rice
2021: Tied for second on the staff with 10 starts and also made four relief appearances... Worked a career-best 3.2 innings in relief to close out the game at Charlotte on 5/6 (3.2,3,1,1,1,4). His four strikeouts vs. the 49ers were his most as a reliever… Made his first career Friday start vs. WKU on 4/29 and took the loss (2.2,2,2,2,2,3)… Picked up his first career win in a start vs. HBU on 4/5 (5,1,0,0,2,5) and came back five days later to work five innings in a start vs. LA Tech (5,7,3,3,0,2) taking a tough 3-1 loss.. Worked three innings in relief against Texas Tech on 3/11 and struck out a season-high four (3,2,1,1,1,4).
Prior to Rice: NJCAA All-American, Region XIV South Pitcher of the Year, and a unanimous All-Regional selection after posting a 12-0 record, 1.88 ERA, 1.23 WHIP while fanning 79 in 71.2 innings at San Jacinto… Win total tied for fourth nationally Originally signed with Texas but did not appear in a game with the Longhorns as a freshman in 2019…A member of the Texas Silver Spurs while enrolled at UT… 2-Time TAPPS 6A All-State Honors at Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont and was named the Beaumont Enterprise Baseball Player of the Year as a senior in 2018… Lettered for four seasons for coach Mark Petkovsek, who played nine seasons in the majors …named Team USA World Cup Best Relief Pitcher in 2014…earned All-District honorable mention in 2015…part of the USA Baseball NTDP in 2016… Three-year letterman in soccer as a goalkeeper.
- Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal 2022
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll 2022
2021: Tied for second on the staff with 10 starts and also made four relief appearances... Worked a career-best 3.2 innings in relief to close out the game at Charlotte on 5/6 (3.2,3,1,1,1,4). His four strikeouts vs. the 49ers were his most as a reliever… Made his first career Friday start vs. WKU on 4/29 and took the loss (2.2,2,2,2,2,3)… Picked up his first career win in a start vs. HBU on 4/5 (5,1,0,0,2,5) and came back five days later to work five innings in a start vs. LA Tech (5,7,3,3,0,2) taking a tough 3-1 loss.. Worked three innings in relief against Texas Tech on 3/11 and struck out a season-high four (3,2,1,1,1,4).
Prior to Rice: NJCAA All-American, Region XIV South Pitcher of the Year, and a unanimous All-Regional selection after posting a 12-0 record, 1.88 ERA, 1.23 WHIP while fanning 79 in 71.2 innings at San Jacinto… Win total tied for fourth nationally Originally signed with Texas but did not appear in a game with the Longhorns as a freshman in 2019…A member of the Texas Silver Spurs while enrolled at UT… 2-Time TAPPS 6A All-State Honors at Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont and was named the Beaumont Enterprise Baseball Player of the Year as a senior in 2018… Lettered for four seasons for coach Mark Petkovsek, who played nine seasons in the majors …named Team USA World Cup Best Relief Pitcher in 2014…earned All-District honorable mention in 2015…part of the USA Baseball NTDP in 2016… Three-year letterman in soccer as a goalkeeper.
WBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
VB: Rice-Texas Postgame Presser
Saturday, December 04
VB: Rice-San Diego Postgame Presser
Thursday, December 02
