Sean Burke #59

Single...Attended the University of Maryland...went 6-3 with a 3.27 ERA (27 ER/74.1 IP) and 107 strikeouts (13.0 per 9.0 IP) over 14 games (13 starts) as a redshirt sophomore in 2021...entered the season as the Perfect Game preseason Big Ten Pitcher of the Year...Is a 2018 graduate of St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Mass....went 5-0 with a 0.44 ERA as a senior to lead the Pioneers to a Division 1A State Super 8 Championship...also played basketball, averaging 22 points per game.

2022

Combined to go 4-10 with a 4.75 ERA (57 ER/108.0 IP) and 137 strikeouts (11.4 per 9.0 IP) over 27 games (26 starts) with Class Advanced A Winston-Salem, Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte...Led all White Sox Minor Leaguers in strikeouts...limited righthanders to a .220 (55-250) average...Began the season with the Dash, where he went 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA (9 ER/28.0 IP) in six games (five starts)...threw 4.2 scoreless IP in relief on 5/6 vs. Hickory in his final outing on 5/6...Was promoted to Birmingham on 5/10...suffered the loss in his Barons debut on 5/14 at Biloxi (5 ER/5.0 IP, 7 SO)...Earned his first win on 5/19 vs. Rocket City, allowing two runs on two hits with eight strikeouts over 5.0 IP...threw 6.0 scoreless IP in a ND on 5/31 at Tennessee...Went 1-2 with a 2.54 ERA (8 ER/28.1 IP), .182 (18-99) opponents average, 0.99 WHIP and 46 strikeouts (14.6 per 9.0 IP) over his last seven starts with the Barons from 8/4-9/16...Threw 5.0 scoreless IP on 8/10 at Pensacola and 8/23 vs. Mississippi, including a season-high nine strikeouts...Was promoted to Charlotte on 9/22, where he made two starts...Entered the season rated by Baseball America as the No. 9 prospect in the White Sox system and by MLB.com as No. 13.

2021

Combined to go 0-1 with a 2.65 ERA (5 ER/17.0 IP) and 25 strikeouts (13.2 per 9.0 IP) over seven starts between the Arizona Complex League White Sox and Class A Kannapolis in his first professional season...Held right-handed hitters to a .133 (4-30) average and lefties to a .222 (6-27) mark...did not allow a home run all season...Struck out at least three batters in six of his seven starts while not throwing more than 3.1 IP...Made two starts (3.0 scoreless IP) with the ACL White Sox before being promoted to Kannapolis on 8/24...Recorded five strikeouts on 9/2-2 at Down East (2.2 IP) and 9/8 vs. Fayetteville (3.1 IP)...Was recommended/signed by White Sox scout John Stott.