- 2023 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
- 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
- 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2022 MSU Denver Scholar-Athlete of the Year (junior men's)
- 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
- 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
2023: Made three scoreless appearances for a total of two innings. ... Allowed one hit and three walks while striking out two. ... Pitched a second consecutive scoreless inning of relief in a 15-4 win over Sioux Falls (S.D.) on Feb. 18. ... Solid in season debut, striking out two in clean, 10-pitch, one-inning assignment in 15-4 victory at Biola (Calif.) in the second game of a Feb. 10 doubleheader.
2022: Pitched in nine games out of the bullpen, compiling an 11.25 ERA. ... In 12 innings, allowed 17 runs (15 earned) on 18 hits, with 12 walks and 11 strikeouts. ... Excellent in long relief during 21-12 win at Adams State on April 14, allowing one run on three hits in three innings. ... Worked a career-high 2 1/3 innings with a career-best three strikeouts against New Mexico Highlands on March 18. ... Pitched two scoreless innings in the first game of a doubleheader at CSU-Pueblo on March 12.
2021: Made six appearances, compiling a 15.00 ERA in six innings after allowing 11 runs (10 earned) on 12 hits, with four walks and four strikeouts. ... ERA was 6.75 (three earned runs in four innings) in his last four outings. ... Pitched a scoreless, no-hit relief inning at No. 1 Colorado Mesa on April 9. ... Made one appearance in each of the first five weekends of the season.
Before MSU Denver: Spent 2019-20 at Daytona (Fla.) State College. ... Went 1-2 with a 5.68 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 12 innings pitched. ... President's List student.
High school: Mountain Vista High School, class of 2019. ... Selected for senior all-star game at Coors Field. ... Went 6-1 with one save and a 2.22 ERA as a senior, striking out 46 with only nine walks in 41 innings. ... Allowed 31 hits and held opponents to a .199 batting average. ... Pitched one inning as a junior, surrendering one run but striking out three. ... Batted .336 for his career, with six homers and 35 RBIs, compiling a .450 on-base percentage, a .614 slugging percentage and an OPS of 1.065. ... As a senior, hit .357 with four homers and 21 RBIs in 30 games. Added seven doubles and three triples for a .714 slugging percentage. Combined with his .477 on-base percentage, he had an OPS of 1.191. ... Capped high school career with seven shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out nine, against Chaparral on May 25, 2019. ... Coached by Ron Quintana.
Personal: Born Clayton John Burke in Gainesville, Fla. ... Birthday is Oct. 13. ... Son of John and Liz Burke. ... Father pitched collegiately at Florida, pitched a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts in the NCAA Tournament in 1991, was an All-American and was the first-ever first-round pick of the Colorado Rockies (27th overall) in 1992 after being drafted in the first round the previous year by Houston (sixth overall). He was rated the No. 49 prospect in the minor leagues by Baseball America prior to the 1994 season, and was 23-19 with a 4.36 ERA in the minor leagues before going 4-6 with a 6.75 ERA in parts of two seasons with the Rockies, striking out 58 in 74 2/3 innings. ... Has a brother, Eli. ... Majoring in finance.
