American baseball player (born 2004)
Baseball player
Drew Burress (born December 5, 2004) is an American college baseball outfielder for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets .
Amateur career
Burress grew up in Houston County, Georgia and attended Houston County High School .[ 1] As a junior, he tied the state record for RBIs with 73.[ 2] Burress hit .430 with 17 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases as a senior.[ 3] He committed to play college baseball at Georgia Tech .[ 4]
Burress entered his freshman season at Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets starting center fielder.[ 5] He slashed .381/.512/.821 with 25 home runs and was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Freshman of the Year and first-team All-ACC.[ 6] [ 7] Burress also was voted a consensus first-team All-American at the end of the season.[ 8]
References
^ Warden, Owen (June 15, 2024). "Houston County baseball alum named National Freshman of the Year" . 13WMAZ.com . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ Swanson, Mike (February 28, 2024). "Drew Burress' size dropped his MLB Draft stock; now he's breaking Georgia Tech baseball records" . SI.com . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ Bishop, Chad (March 14, 2024). "Georgia Tech's freshman phenom leads Yellow Jackets into ACC play" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ Caudell, Jackson (July 6, 2023). "Georgia Tech lands a number of players in ESPN's top 2023 MLB Draft prospects" . SI.com . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ Light, Mitch (March 4, 2024). "College baseball in review: There's a new slugger in town — Georgia Tech freshman Drew Burress" . The Athletic . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ "Drew Burress Joins An Elite List of Freshman All-Americans" . Baseball America . June 21, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ Caudell, Jackson (May 20, 2024). "Georgia Tech's Drew Burress Named ACC's Freshman Of The Year" . SI.com . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ "Georgia Tech's Drew Burress earns another All-American award" . The Albany Herald . June 21, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
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