Burnette signs LOI to pitch at Bellevue
RHP Brody Burnette (Kansas City, Mo./Hesston College) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Bellevue University baseball coach Duane Monlux announced today the signing of Brody Burnette (Kansas City, Mo./Hesston College)to a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
Burnette, a 6-3, 215-pound right-handed reliever, joins the Bruins from Hesston College in Hesston, Kan. While at Hesston, Burnette featured regularly out of the Larks' bullpen. This past season he made 14 relief appearances, totaling 62.1 innings and struck out 69 batters compared to just 24 walks.
During two seasons, Burnette made 38 appearances with 37 coming in relief. He posted a 5-8 record and 6.71 ERA but struck out better than a batter per inning, tallying 99 punch outs in 92.2 innings of work (9.62 K/9).
Coach Monlux on Burnette:
"Brody is a guy that we are excited to have signed. He is a big, physical kid that has a big upside. He is a mid-to-upper 80s guy that we feel still has his best days ahead of him. We're looking forward seeing what he can do in a Bruin uniform."
Burnette joins the previously announced Brady Toth (RHP, Boise, Idaho/Columbia Basin College), Jace Wessels (RHP, Clarkston, Wash./Columbia Basin College), Danny Spongberg (OF, Omaha, Neb./Southeast CC), Steven Elsner (1B/OF, San Francisco, Calif./College of Marin), Nick Johnstone (C, Brisbane, Australia/South Suburban College), and Jayden Vinson (LHP, Portland, Ore./Mt. Hood CC) in the Bruins' 2023 recruiting class.
Bellevue is coming off a 2023 season in which the program reached the Avista NAIA World Series for the 16th time in program history. During the campaign, the Bruins posted a 48-10 overall mark, going 25-3 in conference play while sweeping both the NSAA Regular-Season and Tournament titles. BU parlayed the league's lone automatic bid into the program's 25th NAIA National Tournament Appearance, hosting their fifth Opening Round at Don Roddy Field and defeating Oklahoma City in the Championship Game to reach the Avista NAIA World Series for the third time in four seasons.