Kendall Burton

Position:
OF
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
B/T:
L/R
Hometown:
Missouri City, Texas
High School:
Ridge Point HS
Prev School:
UTSA

2017: Played in 39 games with 32 starts, including 26 in the outfield…Finished the year with a .283 average, scoring 19 times on 26 hits…Ranked third in the SEC with four triples and ninth with six sacrifice bunts…Was 8-for-8 in stolen bases…Tabbed six multi-hit games, including season-best three against Delaware State…Posted three RBI against Syracuse after hitting a bases-clearing triple to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh before scoring the winning run in the walk-off win…Also scored deciding run in walk-off victory against Michigan State…Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.

2016 (at UTSA): Started all 53 games for the Roadrunners…Hit a team-best .304 with 52 hits, including six doubles, three triples, and a pair of home runs…Set UTSA record with 10 career triples…Finished fourth in C-USA with her three triples…Named Preseason All-C-USA.

2015 (at UTSA): Started all 54 games in centerfield and hit .363 with 43 runs, a team-leading 69 hits, 12 doubles, seven triples, seven home runs, 42 RBI, a .401 on-base percentage, and .611 slugging percentage en route to Second-Team All-Conference USA and All-Freshman Team honors…Named to C-USA All-Tournament Team…Her seven triples led C-USA and ranked eighth in the nation while she also ranked among the league’s best in total bases (2nd), runs (t-4th), hits (6th) and RBI (t-9th)…Led the team with 26 extra-base hits and 22 multi-hit games while her 14 multi-RBI games were second on the squad.

High School: Three-year starter and letterwinner at Ridge Point High School in Missouri City, Texas, under head coach James McClanahan…Three-time All-District selection and was an All-State pick by the Texas Girls Coaches Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association…Hit .554 as a senior with 41 runs, 58 hits, 40 RBI, 23 stolen bases, and a pair of home runs…Batted .401 with 114 runs, 142 hits, 65 stolen bases, and a school-record 107 RBI in her career…Helped lead the team to district titles as a junior and senior…Played travel ball with the Texas Storm-Wymer 18Gold.

Personal: Daughter of Jay and Lezlie Burton…Born on Apr. 18, 1996…Has a sister, Laine…Father played baseball at Lamar and was selected by the New York Yankees in the 44th round of the 1984 MLB Draft…Majoring in Communication Studies.