(04-25-2021 01:14 AM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(04-24-2021 11:14 PM)Owl1998 Wrote:  

(04-23-2021 08:00 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

Quote:Thomas Burbank
@thomas_b9
· 9h
No better feeling than the opportunity to put the spikes on with my brother again! With that being said, I’m excited to have signed with Rice University where I plan to pursue a MBA.
I want to thank San Jac and also my family for all their support this past year.

He was originally recruited by Texas out of high school in 2019, but never played. Not sure if he had Tommy John surgery, but he's playing this years as a Freshman at San Jac, and is currently 9-0 in 10 starts, with a 1.58 ERA and 58 Ks in 53.o IP. Oh, and he's a southpaw. Will join his brother on the Rice roster.

He's a good pitcher. Not a flamethrower but a very smart, crafty lefty. Had a great pitchers duel between him and Jackson Kiddy the other day at WCJC.

Wharton County JC hosted San Jac-North for four games played on three days over the April 6-10 period.

According to those games' box scores, Kiddy started the April 6 game, pitched 5.1 innings, gave up 3 ER (including a 2-run homer), struck out 6, walked 3 and hit a batter. No decision. (San Jac won, 7-5, in 11 innings.)

Burbank started for San Jac two games later (the first of two games played on April 10). He gave up 2 earned runs (including a solo homer), struck out 5, walked 4 and hit a batter. He got the win in San Jac's 16-5, 7-inning victory.

Stats-wise, they appear to be pretty similar pitching performances. But maybe there was a little time travel involved in their "great pitchers duel ... the other day"? :-)

You're right. I had my series mixed up. lol.....Kiddy and the Alvin pitcher had the great pitchers duel...... I sound like someone else on the board....

In that game where Kiddy gave up 3 runs, he left with 1 out in the 6th with only 1 run allowed...but the 2 on base were his responsibility and they did in fact come around to score.

Fact remains...Burbank is a good pickup...and Kiddy would have been....