Nolan Burchill

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Position:
Pitcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 185
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, S.D.
High School:
Lincoln

PRONUNCIATION

2021 | RS SENIOR Made 10 appearances on the mound, including one start in 2021 · tallied a 11.65 ERA in 17.0 innings pitched, striking out 12 and finishing with a 1-1 record. Game Highlights: Struck out four and allowed two runs in four innings pitched against Illinois (March 13) · picked up a win vs. Northwestern, striking out two in 2 1/3 innings pitched · went 1 1/3 innings in the Gophers win over Michigan State (April 3).

2020 | RS JUNIOR Made six appearances including one start on the mound · went 1-1 with an 8.44 ERA and eight strikeouts across 10 2/3 innings pitched. Game Highlights: Earned the win in his lone start of the season, tossing five innings with two runs allowed on four hits, two walks and four strikeouts against Creighton on March 11 · worked a scoreless inning of relief against South Dakota State on March 4.

2019 | SUMMER Competed for the Saugerties Stallions of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League · led all Gopher pitchers with 44 innings pitched over the summer, making eight starts across nine appearances · registered a 4.29 ERA and struck out 38 batters, walking only 14 · threw seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts in a July 13 start.

2019 | RS SOPHOMORE Made 17 appearances out of the Gopher bullpen, finishing 0-1 with a 6.85 ERA in 22.1 innings, striking out 20 batters · Academic All-Big Ten Selection. Game Highlights: Returned to the mound following Tommy John Surgery with 1.2 innings against Oregon State on Feb. 17 · threw a season-long 2.2 innings, striking out three batters at Penn State on March 27 · threw 6.1 shutout innings over four consecutive scoreless appearances April 16 through May 10 · struck out a season-high five batters in 2.1 innings vs. Maryland on May 10.

2018 | SOPHOMORE Academic All-Big Ten · received a medical redshirt.

2017 | FRESHMAN Was 2-2 in eight appearances as the midweek starter | posted a 4.23 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 27.2 innings pitched. Highlights: Struck out a career high six batters in his first collegiate game vs NDSU (2/28) where he allowed one earned run on two hits in 4.1 innings pitched | recorded his first career win vs South Dakota State (3/7) after going 3.2 innings and striking out one batter | only allowed one earned run vs NDSU (4/4) and struck out three batters for his second victory of the season | tossed 4.2 innings at Northern Illinois (4/25) where he gave up two earned runs and struck out two batters in a no decision.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Sioux Falls Lincoln High School in 2016 | earned four letters in baseball, two in basketball and one in football | was named academic all-state in baseball and basketball | first team all-state three times and second team all-state in basketball once | three time all-conference in baseball and once in basketball | as a junior he pitched 32.1 innings where he averaged 1.6 strikeouts per inning | was 3-1 in 2015 with a 1.51 ERA and 51 strikeouts | only allowed 10 hits his junior season | was named all-state and all-region his sophomore season.

PERSONAL Majoring in Business Marketing Education and Human Resource Development | son of Paula and Tom Burchill | has two brothers, Connor (21) and Max (14) | lists winning the state championship in football, basketball and baseball as his most memorable sports moments | father, Tom, played basketball and tennis at the University of South Dakota.