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Burkley Bounds - Baseball - University of Kentucky Athletics

BurkleyBounds

  • position RHP
  • height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • Previous School Eastern Kentucky
BIO Stats
  • SEC Honor Roll (2026)

 

2026 SUMMER

Played with the Newport Gulls in the New England Collegiate Baseball League along with teammates Will Coleman and Caeden Cloud.

2026

Appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen…Went 2-1 with one save and an 8.84 ERA…Had 27 strikeouts in 19.1 innings, a 12.57 strikeout per nine innings rate…Was one of the team’s top arms in the early season, pitching to a 2.53 ERA in his first seven outings…Had clean innings at both Auburn and Florida in SEC play, both ranked opponents.

PRIOR TO KENTUCKY
Spent one season at Eastern Kentucky…Went 2-0 with two saves in 19 appearances…Became one of the Colonels’ most trusted pitchers by end of his freshman season.

2025 (EASTERN KENTUCKY)
Had a 4.00 earned run average in 19 appearances with two starts…Went 2-0 with two saves…Pitched 45.0 innings, striking out 41 and walking just 14…Made collegiate debut on Feb. 15 against SIU-Edwardsville…Earned first collegiate win vs. Central Arkansas…Allowed just two runs in 6.2 innings on May 11 in his second collegiate start…Appeared in a team-high 12 Atlantic-Sun games.

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