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Jersey Number 31
Jimmy Burke
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Orland Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Carl Sandburg HS
- Deals:
2025Â (Senior)
- In 22 game appearances this season, Burke threw 49.2 innings, earning a 4.35 ERA.
- Burke allowed 24 earned runs for 54 hits and recorded 38 strikeouts for the season.
- Jimmy picked up his first win of the season against UC Davis on March 9. He threw two strikeouts and didn't allow any runs.
- He also pitched well against Nebraska on April 1, allowing no hits or runs over two innings.Â
2024Â (Junior)
- In his first season at Creighton, Jimmy pitched 41 innings over 16 games, including seven starts.Â
- During those 41 innings, he allowed just 34 runs on 55 hits, and recorded 28 strikeouts.Â
- Jimmy had the most assists out of the Bluejays pitchers with seven, ending the season with a perfect fielding percentage.Â
- Burke threw his best game in a 9-2 win against Portland on March 10 with four scoreless innings and four strikeouts.Â
2022-23 (South Suburban CC)
- Burke saw time in 27 games while playing for the Bulldogs, all starts.Â
- He logged a combined 161 innings over two seasons, notching 129 strikeouts and a 3.91 ERA.
- Burke helped South Suburban become the District Runner-Up in 2023.
- He was Region 4 MVP as a freshman year and an NJCAA All-American nominee.
2018-21 (Carl Sandburg HS)
- Jimmy earned three letters with the Eagles in baseball (one) and hockey (two).
- Burke claimed the Pitcher of the Year at Carl Sandburg.Â
Getting to Know Jimmy
- What is your favorite food? Carbonara
- Who is your favorite MLB team? Chicago White Sox
- Who was your favorite athlete growing up? Patrick Kane / Chris Sale
- Where did you first fall in love with baseball, and who put the first glove in your hand? Centennial Park, Overland Park, IL. My dad put the first glove in my hand.
- Who is the GOAT of baseball? Shohei Ohtani
- What’s your favorite restaurant in Omaha? Avoli Osteria
- If you didn’t play baseball, what other sport would you have played? Hockey
- What’s your earliest baseball memory that still sticks with you today? Hitting an inside-the-park home run in my first ever travel baseball at bat when I was 9.
- What’s a hobby or talent you have that people wouldn’t expect from a baseball player? I'm an avid Formula 1 enthusiast.
2013 Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Dan Smith
Friday, October 30
Jim Hendry & Alan Benes (4/11/11)
Friday, October 30
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Thursday, October 15
Ambidextrous Pitcher
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