Worked his way back from an offseason injury to start 14 games on the mound
Established himself as the Owls' Sunday starter
Against C-USA opponents, allowed one or no runs in seven of his 10 starts
Right handed batters hit just .182 against him (24-132)
Recorded a season-high eight strikeouts in the C-USA Tournament win over UAB
Prior to FAU
Tremendous four-year career at Seton Hall, pitching 44 games with 10 wins and a 3.52 ERA
Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team in 2021, as he was 3-5 with a 3.42 ERA, holding opponents to a .212 average (sixth in the league) in 12 games, 11 starts
Against conference opponents, had a 2.15 ERA and .184 batting average against
On May 2 against Georgetown, threw the Pirates' first solo no-hitter since 2017
Struck out a career-high 14 batters in his nine-inning, complete game, 2-0 shutout
Named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week
Actually had been part of the team's last no-hitter, in 2019, a combined effort where he picked up the win (thus becoming the first pitcher in program history to take part in two no-no's)
In the shortened 2020 season, was 1-0 with a 1.23 ERA in five games
As a sophomore in 2019, pitched in 17 games, going 2-1 with a 3.09 ERA
Went 4-1 as a freshman, making seven starts in 10 appearances
Twice chosen to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
High School
Two-way player and four-year letterwinner for coach Chris Kenney at East Brunswick High
Senior season, had a 5-2 record and 1.85 ERA
Was named Third Team All-State and to the All-Conference Team
As a junior, led team to the Greater Middlesex County Championship by going 9-1 (a school record for wins) with a 1.85 ERA, while also batting .386 with 24 RBI
Named Home News Tribune Player of the Year, Second Team All-State, and All-Conference following that season
Twice played in the GMC All-Star Game
Played in the New Jersey State All-Star Game as a senior, and NJ Underclassman All-Star Game as a junior
Personal
Son of Cathy and Rob Burnham
Majoring in communications
Favorite pro team is the New York Yankees; athlete is Gerrit Cole
Top movie is Inception and TV show is Peaky Blinders