Christopher Newport University

2017 - Junior - Earned Second Team D3baseball.com All-Region honors, becoming just the second reliever in program history to earn the accolade...Also garnered first team All-Conference and first team All-State laurels...Pieced together one of the finest seasons of relief in program history, allowing runs in only two of his team-high 20 appearances...Among relievers with at least 20 innings of work, his ERA (1.11) and batting average against (.143) rank second all-time...Struck out 34 batters in 24.1 innings of work while finishing with a 1.11 ERA...Allowed only one extra-base hit during the year...Stretched a scoreless inning streak of 16 innings over 13 games...Closed the year with only one hit allowed in 4.1 innings of relief in his final four appearances...Finished the year with a 3-0 overall record and a perfect 3-for-3 in save opportunities

2016 - Sophomore Season - Moved to the bullpen full-time for his junior year, making 19 appearances...Ranked fourth on the team and tied for the team lead among relievers with 33 strikeouts...Limited free passes, allowing just six walks in 30.1 innings pitched...Posted a 3.56 ERA with a 3-0 record while helping combine for one shutout...Ranked second on the team and fifth in the Capital Athletic Conference in appearances...Named to the CAC All-Academic Team

2015 - Freshman Season - Started eight games while appearing in 11 in his first year with the Captains...Struck out 23 batters in 27.2 innings of work...Picked up his first career win after a season-high 7.0 IP and six strikeouts against the Apprentice School on April 5...Allowed just two hits and two unearned runs against the Builders...Made collegiate debut against Lynchburg on February 6, striking out four in 3.1 innings of a combined victory with the bullpen...Team won six of his eight starts

2014 - Member of the Virginia Tech baseball team...Redshirted

At Albemarle - Played all four years as a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder in the Commonwealth District...Named District Player of the Year as a senior and picked up second team All-Region honors as a pitcher...First team All-Conference pitcher and outfielder as a senior after hiting .365 with 14 extra-base hits and posting an 8-2 record with one save, 95 strikeouts and a 0.84 ERA in 65 innings...Also earned first team All-Conference and second team All-Region honors as an outfielder his junior year, while picking up second team as a pitcher...Rounded out his high school accolades as an Honorable Mention All-Conference outfielder and pitcher as a sophomore.

Personal - Joseph Lee Burris was born in Charlottesville, Va...Son of Mike and Dianne Burris...Has two sisters, Jenn and Sarah...Goes by the nickname "Joe"...Favorite sports personality is Chipper Jones...Dreams of vacationing in the Cayman Islands...Person in history he'd most like to meet is Jackie Robinson...Favorite movie is "Field of Dreams"...Favorite book is "Moneyball"...Majoring in Business.