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Jersey Number 21
Jackson Burns
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Aledo, Texas
- High School:
- Southwest Christian HS
2026 Season (Sophomore/2nd Yr.):
• Made 12 total appearances and a team-best 11 starts
• Served in the weekend rotation for most of the season, including starting opening day vs. Oklahoma and the home opener against UAlbany
• Went 2-3 with a 6.75 ERA
• Fired a team-best 52 innings and whiffed 53 before missing the final month of the season due to injury
• Held Oklahoma to just three hits and one run in 4.1 innings on opening day (Feb. 13) in Arlington
• Allowed just three runs and tossed 4.1 innings to earn his first career win in a run-rule victory over CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 27)
• Struck out 7 in 40 MPH windy conditions in his Sunday start against Kansas (Mar. 15)
• Fired six innings of two run ball and fanned a career-best eight in the Sunday series finale at TCU (Mar. 29)
• Tossed six innings of two-run ball and whiffed six in a win over Houston (Apr. 4)
• Spun a gem in the Saturday win over No. 17 West Virginia, taking a shutout into the eighth before allowing a solo home run to take a no-decision despite 7.2 innings of one run ball
• Struck out six in four innings of three-run ball in his final start and appearance of the 2026 season vs. Oklahoma State (Apr. 25).
2025 season (Freshman/1st Yr.):
• Made his lone appearance and start of the season at No. 6 UNC (Feb. 15)
• Allowed three runs (two earned) and struck out a batter in two-thirds of an inning
• Missed the remainder of the 2025 season after appearing on opening weekend
Prior to Texas Tech: Attended Southwest Christian School … Played for coach Rusty Beam … Named TAPPS First Team All-State selection and 2023 District Pitcher of the Year … Ranked the No. 18 prospect in the State of Texas by Prep Baseball … Ranked the No. 14 prospect in Texas by Five Tool baseball … Played in the 2023 Area Code Games … Named the Player of the Week in the Area Code games after tossing four no-hit innings with five strike outs … Ranked the No. 34 player in Texas and the No. 10 RHP … Ranked the 384th-best player and 120th-best RHP in the country by PG … Earned a 9.5 on the player grade … 2024 PG Preseason All-American and First Team All-Region selection … Attended the 2023 PG National Showcase … Played for the DFW Twins … Won the 17U Division of the Five Tool Texas State Championship, pitching 2.2 innings and striking out all batters he retired … Had a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Personal: Son of Wendy and Brett Burns … Youngest of three kids … Has a brother (Blake) and a sister (Karsen) … Brother Blake played baseball for Tarleton State … Dad played at UTA … Intends to major in Finance.
• Made 12 total appearances and a team-best 11 starts
• Served in the weekend rotation for most of the season, including starting opening day vs. Oklahoma and the home opener against UAlbany
• Went 2-3 with a 6.75 ERA
• Fired a team-best 52 innings and whiffed 53 before missing the final month of the season due to injury
• Held Oklahoma to just three hits and one run in 4.1 innings on opening day (Feb. 13) in Arlington
• Allowed just three runs and tossed 4.1 innings to earn his first career win in a run-rule victory over CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 27)
• Struck out 7 in 40 MPH windy conditions in his Sunday start against Kansas (Mar. 15)
• Fired six innings of two run ball and fanned a career-best eight in the Sunday series finale at TCU (Mar. 29)
• Tossed six innings of two-run ball and whiffed six in a win over Houston (Apr. 4)
• Spun a gem in the Saturday win over No. 17 West Virginia, taking a shutout into the eighth before allowing a solo home run to take a no-decision despite 7.2 innings of one run ball
• Struck out six in four innings of three-run ball in his final start and appearance of the 2026 season vs. Oklahoma State (Apr. 25).
2025 season (Freshman/1st Yr.):
• Made his lone appearance and start of the season at No. 6 UNC (Feb. 15)
• Allowed three runs (two earned) and struck out a batter in two-thirds of an inning
• Missed the remainder of the 2025 season after appearing on opening weekend
Prior to Texas Tech: Attended Southwest Christian School … Played for coach Rusty Beam … Named TAPPS First Team All-State selection and 2023 District Pitcher of the Year … Ranked the No. 18 prospect in the State of Texas by Prep Baseball … Ranked the No. 14 prospect in Texas by Five Tool baseball … Played in the 2023 Area Code Games … Named the Player of the Week in the Area Code games after tossing four no-hit innings with five strike outs … Ranked the No. 34 player in Texas and the No. 10 RHP … Ranked the 384th-best player and 120th-best RHP in the country by PG … Earned a 9.5 on the player grade … 2024 PG Preseason All-American and First Team All-Region selection … Attended the 2023 PG National Showcase … Played for the DFW Twins … Won the 17U Division of the Five Tool Texas State Championship, pitching 2.2 innings and striking out all batters he retired … Had a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Personal: Son of Wendy and Brett Burns … Youngest of three kids … Has a brother (Blake) and a sister (Karsen) … Brother Blake played baseball for Tarleton State … Dad played at UTA … Intends to major in Finance.
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