St. Edward's University Athletics

Burns begins his third season as a member of the Hilltopper baseball coaching staff, serving as the pitching coach. His 2016 staff posted the second-best ERA in school history and also broke the program record for strikeouts in a single season.

He previously coached the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League and was an assistant coach with Texas A&M–Kingsville from August 2012 until June 2014, also working with the pitching staff.

Burns pitched in 47 games over his two-year career on the hilltop, compiling 10 saves, throwing 98.1 innings, producing a 3.75 ERA and striking out 97 batters. He primarily served as the closer for St. Edward’s and was ultimately drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 26th round of the 2010 MLB First Year Player Draft.

After pitching professionally for two years, Burns returned as a volunteer assistant in August of 2011 and helped the Hilltoppers during the 2012 season. Burns received a BS in Kinesiology from St. Edward’s in 2011, and a MS in Kinesiology from Texas A&M–Kingsville in 2015.