Chase Burns

Burns attended Station Camp High School in Tennessee. He went 6-0 with a 0.50 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 56.1 innings pitched as a senior in 2021, and was named the number one player in the state before electing to join Tennessee to begin his college career. As a freshman, Burns posted a 2.91 ERA in 80.1 innings. He had 17 appearances with 14 starts. Burns' sophomore year was a bit different as 10 of his 18 appearances were in relief. He posted a 4.25 ERA in 72 innings, and made 2 saves. Burns transferred to Wake Forest following his sophomore year in 2023. He is off to a fantastic start in his first 3 starts of the year, pitching 20 innings and posting a 1.35 ERA with an impressive 39 strikeouts, and an opposing batting average of .104. Burns throws a high velocity fastball which touches 100 on any given day. He also has high spin rates on his offspeed pitches. These include a hard slider which sits in the low 90's and a curveball which has more depth than sweep. He also has a changeup which is in the mid-80's, but he rarely uses it consistently.