CBU Athletics

2021
Named to All-WAC Second Team as a starting pitcher... Led all of NCAA Division I in the regular season with 104.1 innings pitched... Maintained a 3.36 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 8-5 record... Struck out 72 batters to just 18 walks over 104.1 innings... Averaged only 1.55 walks per nine innings and logged five complete games, which ranked third and eighth in CBU's single-season history, respectively... Struck out a career-high 10 batters against Tarleton State on March 26... Twice earned WAC Pitcher of the Week awards (March 16 and May 3)... Logged eight quality starts, five complete games and three shutouts against Cal, UTRGV and Utah Valley... Went at least seven innings in 11 of his 15 starts, through the eighth six times and nine full on three occasions... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.  
 

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Ace pitcher Chris Burica has made the All-WAC Second Team. He’s led the WAC in innings pitched (98.2), logged 8?? quality starts, 5?? complete games and 3?? shutouts in 1??4?? starts this year. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/O8xJIxhXpO

— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 25, 2021

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He’s just logged his fourth complete game and seventh quality start of the year. He’s now tied for CBU’s NCAA-era single-season record for complete games. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/OkYo4Zx8JI

— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 1, 2021

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For the second time this season, Chris Burica is your @WACsports Pitcher of the Week. He logged his fourth complete game and seventh quality start in his 11th start of the year in a 9-1 win at Seattle U on Friday.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/rNzBG4XlyF

— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 3, 2021

2020
Made five appearances -- all starts in the shortened season... Posted a 3.90 ERA and a victory against UC Riverside on Feb. 23... Logged 16 strikeouts to seven walks in 27.2 innings... Lasted six innings in three of his five starts... Matched his career-high of five strikeouts against Houston Baptist on Feb. 29... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.  
 

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The gem continues, as Chris Burica strikes out his fourth batter to end the sixth inning. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/tX60fZRPOc

— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 24, 2020

2019
Appeared in 13 games and made eight starts... Logged a 5-2 record and put together a career-best outing against Pacific with a complete-game effort in which he allowed six hits, one earned run and struck out four... Named Academic All-WAC.
 

Chris Burica is dealing through four innings -- giving up just one hit, no walks, no runs and striking out four, with two Ks in the top of the fourth. He's retired Chicago State in order in the first, third and fourth.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/82dBlN3fW9

— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 12, 2019

2018
Appeared in five games as a sophomore... Logged a 3.60 ERA and .158 batting average against on the year... Struck out seven batters and gave up just one walk in five innings... Threw a season-high 2.1 innings at Azusa Pacific on May 17th... Struck out the side against the Academy of Art on May 1st... Named to PacWest All-Academic Team. 

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Played one season at Creighton in 2017 under Coach Ed Servais... Threw eight pitches in the second game of the year before suffering an injury.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped four years at Orange Lutheran in Orange, Calif., where he graduated in 2016... Named Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American, along with All-State First Team, Trinity League Co-Pitcher of the Year and All-CIF First Team honors... Set a school record for innings pitched in a season at 76.2 as a senior... Logged a 9-1 record and two saves in 11 starts in 2016... Maintained a 0.64 ERA and finished six complete games with 70 strikeouts... Drafted in the 40th round by the San Diego Padres in 2016.

PERSONAL
Born to Mike and Susannah Burica in Anaheim Hills, Calif... Has one sibling, Matthew... Business major... Enjoys shooting pool and going to the beach... His favorite Bible verse is 1 Corinthians 13:13... Would like to pursue professional baseball after graduation.