University of Georgia Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 10
Robbie Burnett
- Position:
- OF/INF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Franklinton, N.C.
- High School:
- Franklinton HS
- Prev School:
- UNC Asheville
2025 (Senior/Georgia): Signed with the New York Yankees organization as a free agent after the 2025 MLB Draft
*Named a First Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region
*Named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) after earning a spot on the CSC Academic All-District team
*The first Bulldog in program history to be named a First Team All-American on the field and in the classroom in the same season and third overall to earn both honors in the same year (Rick Fuentes, OF, 1982, 3rd Team All-American and 3rd Team Academic All-American; Gordon Beckham, SS, 2008, First Team All-American, 2nd Team Academic All-American)
*Now the second Bulldog baseball player to be named a First Team Academic All-American (joining Emerson Hancock, RHP, 2020) and the eighth overall Academic All-American in program history
*Appeared in 56 games with 55 starts (30-RF, 19-2B, 4-LF, 1-CF, 1-DH) as the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed and finished 43-17 (18-12 SEC)
*Named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy and an All-SEC Second Team selection where he hit .300-8-30 in league play
*Led the team with 20 home runs, 66 RBI, 21 hit-by-pitches and 17-for-21 in stolen bases while batting .307 with a .693 slugging percentage and .477 on base percentage
*Tallied 17 multi-hit games, 17 multi-RBI games and had a 26-game on base streak during the season
*Earned SEC Player of the Week honors after batting .667 (8-for-12) with eight runs scored, two home runs and nine RBI in series win over No. 23 Kentucky
*Tied a school record with four stolen bases in a game, doing it in his Georgia debut on Opening Day against Quinnipiac in Wilmington, N.C.
*Hit a pair of home runs against Georgia State and Queens
*Posted a .970 fielding percentage in 101 total chances while playing four different positions
*Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Junior/UNC Asheville): Started all 50 games for the Bulldogs and Scott Friedholm as they went 22-28
*Batted .323 with 17 home runs, 45 RBI and a .656 slugging percentage, finished second in the league in home runs
*A First Team All-Big South Conference selection for the second straight year
*Posted a 1.110 OPS including a .454 OB%
*Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors
*Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
*Named the Big South Preseason Player of the Year and to the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
2023 (Sophomore/UNC Asheville): An All-Big South First Team selection despite playing in only 38 games due to injury as the Bulldogs went 26-26 overall under Scott Friedholm
*Hit .379 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 38 games, all starts
*Primary center fielder with 21 multi-hit games
*Tallied 11 stolen bases, scored 48 times, totaled 10 doubles and three triples and .486 on-base percentage
*Homered twice vs. Iona on March 5
*Posted a 13-game hitting streak and reached base successfully in 33 straight games
*Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
*Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2022 (Freshman/UNC Asheville): Hit .322 with eight doubles, three triples, a team-best five home runs, and 33 RBI as the Bulldogs went 21-29-1 under Scott Friedholm
*Appeared in 49 games with 45 starts
*Helped team go 14-9-1 in Big South play which matched the program record for league wins in a season
*Named to the Big South All-Freshman Team
*Had 14 multi-hit games including a career-high four hits in a Big South Tournament game against Gardner-Webb
*Hit home runs against Mercer, North Carolina A&T, Gardner-Webb, and Winthrop
*Blasted two home runs on May 8 against Gardner-Webb
*A two-time Big South Freshman of the Week honoree
*Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Franklinton where he played for Charles Whitaker
* Named the 2021 Co-Player of the Year by high school conference after hitting .500, posting an on-base percentage of .654, slugging three home runs and stealing 14 bases in 14 games for the Rams
*Posted a .432 batting average and stole 36 bases
*Member of the Oak City Gliders club team that won a conference championship
*Hit .388 with four home runs and was selected to participate in an All-Star game and home run derby
*An excellent student and member of the National Honor Society and National Achievers Society
Personal: Born Dec. 1, 2002
*Son of April Perkins and Ross McDougall
*Has an older sister, Alissa
*Major: Housing Management & Policy
*Named a First Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region
*Named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) after earning a spot on the CSC Academic All-District team
*The first Bulldog in program history to be named a First Team All-American on the field and in the classroom in the same season and third overall to earn both honors in the same year (Rick Fuentes, OF, 1982, 3rd Team All-American and 3rd Team Academic All-American; Gordon Beckham, SS, 2008, First Team All-American, 2nd Team Academic All-American)
*Now the second Bulldog baseball player to be named a First Team Academic All-American (joining Emerson Hancock, RHP, 2020) and the eighth overall Academic All-American in program history
*Appeared in 56 games with 55 starts (30-RF, 19-2B, 4-LF, 1-CF, 1-DH) as the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed and finished 43-17 (18-12 SEC)
*Named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy and an All-SEC Second Team selection where he hit .300-8-30 in league play
*Led the team with 20 home runs, 66 RBI, 21 hit-by-pitches and 17-for-21 in stolen bases while batting .307 with a .693 slugging percentage and .477 on base percentage
*Tallied 17 multi-hit games, 17 multi-RBI games and had a 26-game on base streak during the season
*Earned SEC Player of the Week honors after batting .667 (8-for-12) with eight runs scored, two home runs and nine RBI in series win over No. 23 Kentucky
*Tied a school record with four stolen bases in a game, doing it in his Georgia debut on Opening Day against Quinnipiac in Wilmington, N.C.
*Hit a pair of home runs against Georgia State and Queens
*Posted a .970 fielding percentage in 101 total chances while playing four different positions
*Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Junior/UNC Asheville): Started all 50 games for the Bulldogs and Scott Friedholm as they went 22-28
*Batted .323 with 17 home runs, 45 RBI and a .656 slugging percentage, finished second in the league in home runs
*A First Team All-Big South Conference selection for the second straight year
*Posted a 1.110 OPS including a .454 OB%
*Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors
*Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
*Named the Big South Preseason Player of the Year and to the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
2023 (Sophomore/UNC Asheville): An All-Big South First Team selection despite playing in only 38 games due to injury as the Bulldogs went 26-26 overall under Scott Friedholm
*Hit .379 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 38 games, all starts
*Primary center fielder with 21 multi-hit games
*Tallied 11 stolen bases, scored 48 times, totaled 10 doubles and three triples and .486 on-base percentage
*Homered twice vs. Iona on March 5
*Posted a 13-game hitting streak and reached base successfully in 33 straight games
*Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
*Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2022 (Freshman/UNC Asheville): Hit .322 with eight doubles, three triples, a team-best five home runs, and 33 RBI as the Bulldogs went 21-29-1 under Scott Friedholm
*Appeared in 49 games with 45 starts
*Helped team go 14-9-1 in Big South play which matched the program record for league wins in a season
*Named to the Big South All-Freshman Team
*Had 14 multi-hit games including a career-high four hits in a Big South Tournament game against Gardner-Webb
*Hit home runs against Mercer, North Carolina A&T, Gardner-Webb, and Winthrop
*Blasted two home runs on May 8 against Gardner-Webb
*A two-time Big South Freshman of the Week honoree
*Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Franklinton where he played for Charles Whitaker
* Named the 2021 Co-Player of the Year by high school conference after hitting .500, posting an on-base percentage of .654, slugging three home runs and stealing 14 bases in 14 games for the Rams
*Posted a .432 batting average and stole 36 bases
*Member of the Oak City Gliders club team that won a conference championship
*Hit .388 with four home runs and was selected to participate in an All-Star game and home run derby
*An excellent student and member of the National Honor Society and National Achievers Society
Personal: Born Dec. 1, 2002
*Son of April Perkins and Ross McDougall
*Has an older sister, Alissa
*Major: Housing Management & Policy
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