Selected co-captain with Peter Soteropoulos and one of the Huskies’ best players, flip-flopped positions with Mocerino after his teammate went down with shoulder injury and had to play second base, Burnham made smooth transition and fielded incredibly well (.970 fielding %)... also provided good punch in middle of lineup... look for more of the same in ‘03.

IN 2002: Played both second base and shortstop positions... selected to the second team American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Northeast Region Team and to the All-BIG EAST team... named to the All-New England first team... started in all 50 games... hit .335 in 179 plate appearances... had a remarkable 32 hit by pitches, just one shy of the NCAA record... led the team with 49 RBIs and was third on the team in homeruns with six... posted a .485 on base percentage, which led the team... third on the team in runs scored with 47... hit by 32 pitches, just one shy of NCAA record... recorded a fielding percentage of .970 and led the team in assists with 147...hit .354 with runners in scoring position... second on the team with 24 hits with two outs... notched 16 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games.

IN 2001 (AT AUBURN): Only two hit-by-pitches away from becoming the school’s career leader in the category … started the first three games of the season at second base, 22 at first and 21 as a designated hitter … went 3-for-3 with two RBI, a triple and his first home run of the season against Alabama (4/21) … hit .500 (8-for-16) with five runs, three extra base hits and four hit-by-pitches during a five-game period (4/1-4/10) … had a season-best 10-game hitting streak … had a career-high four RBI against Ole Miss (3/16), including a bases-clearing double in the first inning … hit by pitch a team-high 13 times … committed just two errors in 230 chances.

In 2000 (AT AUBURN): Opening day second baseman … suffered a broken hamate bone in his left hand in his first collegiate at-bat … played the entire opener against Winthrop (2/5), walking once in three at-bats despite the injury … returned to action for SEC opener against South Carolina … started 39 consecutive games to end the season … hit by pitch 13 times, the third-highest total in school history … hit .300 (3-for-10) with a double, triple and two RBI in the NCAA Atlanta Regional … had seven RBI in LSU series, including his first career home run, a grand slam (4/2) … had his best offensive outing of season at Arkansas (3/17), going 2-for-4 with two runs, four RBI and two doubles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Phil Harak at South Windsor High School … all-conference and all-state selection as a sophomore, junior, and senior … led team to state semifinals as a junior and senior … holds school single-season record with a .627 batting average as a senior … also led team with 32 RBI, 13 doubles, six home runs and 25 stolen bases as a senior … hit .475 with 28 RBI, 10 doubles, and six home runs as a junior … four-year letterwinner in football and a member of the basketball team … first sophomore in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season with 1,132 yards … had a 100-yard interception return … four-year honor roll member.