2026 Baseball Roster
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Burns, Dane
Jersey Number 45
Dane Burns
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 215
- B/T:
- R/L
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Celina, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Prosper HS
Bio
Awards/Honors
2025 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 (Freshman)
Made 14 appearances, all in relief ... Went 1-1 with a 4.02 ERA, 19 strikeouts and 12 walks in 15 2/3 innings innings … Made collegiate debut vs. Manhattan (2/16), striking out two in an inning of work … Earned his first victory against Missouri State (2/21) ... pitched two innings and struck out four vs. Arizona (3/1) … Struck out three in 1 2/3 innings pitched vs. Samford (3/25) … Pitched a career-high 2 2/3 innings at Auburn (4/27).
Was a 2023 Preseason All-American by Rawlings/Perfect Game … Named All-Region Second Team in the state of Texas …. Was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the 2024 MLB Draft … Played for the Kenne Swamp Bats of the NECBL League during the 2024 summer … Graduated high school in 2023 before taking a gap year.
Personal
Son of Chris and Chelsea Burns … Dad was a hockey player and was drafted as a goalie by the San Jose Sharks (ninth round, 195th overall in the 1992 NHL Daft) … Prior to getting drafted to the NHL, Chris played Division I hockey at the University of Denver … Born on Sept. 28, 2004 in Dryden, Ontario.
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