PREP CAREER: Played three years of Varsity baseball at Clayton Valley High School... sophomore year had a 0.653 ERA, earning League Honorable Mention... junior year earned First Team All-League after posting 0.750 ERA... senior year earned MVP League honors as well as Contra Costa Times Baseball Player of the Year with 1.865 ERA.

PERSONAL: Sean Michael Burns... nickname is Burnzy... goal for the season is to gain strength and help the team... chose USF because it's close to home and seemed to be a good fit... thinks the best thing about being a student-athlete is learning time management... lists snowboarding, wakeboarding and attending concerts as his hobbies... likes the diversity in San Francisco... would like to be Greg Moore for a day... the best advice he could give to youngsters is never settle for anything but the best... favorite quote is "Impossible is nothing"... favorite movie is Snatch... favorite book is A Million Little Pieces... favorite musical artist is Queens of the Stone Age... favorite food is Deli Sandwiches... parents are Ken and Cindy Burns... born on April 10, 1989 in Pittsburg, CA.

GIARRATANO ON BURNS: "Sean was the player of the year in the East Bay last year. He's come into USF and done some wonderful things. We look for Sean to get some relief time this year and possibly push into a starting role. He's got a great breaking ball and is super competitive."