Saint Vincent College

2012:  Led the Bearcats with a .378 batting average and 56 hits while appearing in 42 games.  Earned Second Team All-PAC honors.  Posted career highs of 36 RBI, three homers and 10 doubles while recording seven sacrifice bunts and finishing 7-of-8 on stolen bases.

2011: Was named All-PAC Honorable Mention at shortstop… Only Bearcat to start all 40 games… Batted .321 (51-159)… Led the team in at bats (159, school single-season record) and plate appearances (171)… Tied for the team lead in hits (51) and sacrifice bunts (5)… Second on the team in doubles (7).  Knocked in his season best four runs in a three hit performance against Waynesburg University (5-8). 

2010: Presidents’ Athletic Conference All-Conference Coaches Honors recipient... Made 39 starts, all but one at shortstop (left field)... Led team with 53 hits and 10 sacrifice bunts... Finished with .371 average (53-143)... Scored 33 runs... Had six doubles and two triples, with 27 RBIs... Had at least one hit in 33 of 39 games... Posted 13 multi-hit games... Went 16-for-23 (.696) with seven RBIs in first seven games of the season, including 6-for-6, 3 RBI performance vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering (3-5).  Six hits in one game was a school record... Went 5-for-6 with three RBIs and two doubles in win over Franciscan (4-5)... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in win over Geneva (4-12)... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in win at Bethany (4-28).
 
High School: Played four seasons of both baseball and basketball at Greater Latrobe... All-Section pick at both shortstop and pitcher... Team captain of baseball team as a senior... Helped Greater Latrobe basketball team to 2009 section championship... Led Latrobe American Legion baseball team to District 31 championship in 2009.
 
Personal: Son of Mark (SVC '82) and Lisa Burkardt...Computing and Information Science major.