By The Number: Burns High Baseball (Greene Central's opponent)
Stats tallied by: Ryan Pittman & Trey Scot
Burns High School (Bulldogs) is located in Lawndale, NC in Cleveland County.
● The population of 570 was counted in the 2020 Census.
● Lawndale sits at 846ft elevation.
● Burns is the #1 team in 2A West Baseball.
● They are the defending 2A State Champions. They defeated South Granville last year 6-1 ; 9-5.
● Records last 3 years (including this year):
○ 23-24: 31-1
○ 22-23: 28-4 (State Champions)
○ 21-22: 22-4
○ Combined record over 3 years: 81-9
● Last 3 years they have competed in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference with a 35-2 record and 3 straight conference championships.
● They have 1 Sophmore, 12 Juniors and 3 Seniors on their roster.
● Coached by Alex Leonhardt. Coach Leonhardt has a 121-42 record in 7 years as Burns Head Coach. Went 40-33 first four seasons before going 81-9 in last three.
Overall Pitching:
● Burns has two clear starting pitchers.
○ #3 Colby Putnam (Gardner Webb University Commit):
■ 81 innings pitched, 0.60 ERA, allowed 33 hits, 11 runs (7 earned runs), 13 walks, and had 126 strikeouts this year. 89-90 mph Fastball.
○ #15 Jackson Toney:
■ 50.2 innings pitched, 1.53 ERA, allowed 18 hits, 14 runs (11 earned runs), 27 walks, and had 69 strikeouts.
Last 10 games pitching:
● 4 pitchers have pitched in the last 10 games for the Bulldogs.
○ #3 Colby Putnam:
■ 29 innings pitched, allowed 16 hits, 7 runs, 8 walks, and recorded 43 strikeouts.
● 1.5 strikeouts per inning during the stretch.
○ #6 Joshual Taylor:
■ 8.0 innings pitched, allowed 2 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, and recorded 7 strikeouts.
○ #15 Jackson Toney:
■ 17 innings pitched, allowed 10 hits, 6 runs, 6 walks, and recorded 17 strikeouts.
○ #24 Marshall McGowan:
■ 8 innings pitched, allowed 9 hits, 5 runs, 6 walks, and recorded 11 strikeouts,
Batting:
● 21 homeruns this season as a team. 18 of the 21 homerun came at home.
○ Jr. 6’3 215 #24 Marshall McGowan: Batting avg .540 10 HRs 41 RBI: 3 Stolen bases * Currently on a 23-game hit streak.
○ Jr. 5’11 175 #3 Colby Putnam: Batting avg .512 8 HRs 46 RBIs 13 Stolen bases
○ Jr. 6’4 190 #15 Jackson Toney: Batting avg. .343 2 HRs 18 RBIs 1 Stolen base
○ Jr. 5’9 150 #12 Camden MacKall : 8 hole hitter, Very Fast! 15 Stolen bases
○ Jr. 5’8 150 #1 Nickolas Williams; Batting avg. .326 1 HR 19 RBI 26 Stolen bases *Moved from leadoff hitter to 9-hole at the start of playoffs
● 96 stolen bases this season. Caught stealing 10 times. In their last series versus East Randolph, Burns was 0-3 in steal attempts.
Regarding Altitude and Fence length:
● With the air becoming less dense as altitude is increased, there is less air to create the side force on the ball.
○ Lawndale, NC elevation: 846 ft
○ Snow Hill, NC elevation: 72 ft
○ Burlington, NC elevation: 673 ft
● Outfield at Burns High School: (16 foot fence)
○ 300-305 left field pole
○ 325-330 longest point (Left Center)
○ 300-305 center field
○ 315-320 right field pole
● Outfield at Burlington Ball Park:
○ 330 left field pole
○ 400 center field
○ 330 right field pole
Attention all local sports enthusiasts! Do you have insider information on your favorite local sports team? Submit to The Score below and let our team of experts bring it to life. Don't miss out on the chance to share what happened at your local sporting event - submit now and become part of the story!
Neuse News Sports is a locally-owned small business startup in downtown Kinston. Our goal is to cover all schools, all sports, and all athletes in Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties.
We provide this free sports news by having supportive advertisers and we encourage you to click on their ads, shop with them, and eat with them. Every bit of financial support is important to help us sustain free, hyper-local sports news.
Please consider supporting Neuse News Sports with as little as $5 one-time or via a monthly option. Every little bit helps us, help you.
