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Jersey Number 1
Summer Burgess
- Position:
- Shortstop
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Prev school:
- Grandview Preparatory
- Hometown:
- Delray Beach, Fla.
2021 (Graduate Student)
*2020 (Senior)
2019 (Junior)
2018 (Sophomore)
2017 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- Ended her Blue Raider career as the program’s all-time leader in hits (270), games played (245), games started (245), at bats (812), singles (228), walks (91), and assists (512)
- Also finished her career in the top 10 for batting average (9th, .333), runs scored (2nd, 144), doubles (8th, 35), triples (tied-5th, 6), total bases (2nd, 320), stolen bases (7th, 50), and stolen bases attempted (tied-6th, 62)
- Entered the program’s single game records with six at bats (tied-2nd) vs. Western Illinois on March 20, three runs scored (tied-10th) vs. Marshall on April 10, four hits (tied-3rd) vs. Western Illinois on March 20, two doubles (tied-1st) vs. Western Illinois on March 20 and at Murray State on March 30, and two sacrifice hits (tied-2nd) vs. Missouri on February 26
- Led her team in at bats (162), runs scored (28), doubles (11), and assists (111) while also tying for the team lead in triples (3) in 2021
- Also placed second on her team in her final season in hits (49), total bases (69), on base percentage (.369), and stolen bases (13-for-15)
- She was in the top 10 in Conference USA in the following categories: hits, doubles, triples, at bats, stolen bases, and assists
- Was named C-USA’s Hitter of the Week on March 8 after leading her team in hits (9), runs (5), triples (2), total bases (15) and slugging percentage (.682) at the dish while also sporting a .409 batting average and a 4-for-4 mark in stolen base attempts at The Spring Games
- Matched her career high in hits with a 4-for-4 performance against Western Illinois (March 20), which also included two doubles and two runs scored
- Hit her first career home run as a slapper at Charlotte to open C-USA play (April 1)
- Tied her career record for runs scored in a game when she touched home three times vs. Marshall (April 10) in a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a triple
- Ended games with plays in the field against Marshall (April 11) and Western Kentucky (April 16)
- Also was part of ending games on the offensive side, as she was at the plate for MT’s walk-off win over Dayton (March 12) and was the game-winning run in a 3-2 walk-off over Western Illinois (March 20)
- Listed on C-USA’s Preseason Team and proceeded to end the year on the All-C-USA First Team
- Earned a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and took home a C-USA Academic Medal in her final season as a Blue Raider
- Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
*2020 (Senior)
- Was one of five Blue Raiders to start all 28 games of the shortened season in her fourth campaign in Murfreesboro
- Led her team in at bats with 93, all from the leadoff spot in the starting lineup
- Finished second on her team and tied for 15th in Conference USA in runs scored (20)
- Her 31 hits were the second most on her team and tied for seventh most in C-USA
- Notched the most doubles of any Blue Raider (6) and was second on the team in stolen bases (10-for-12)
- Defensively, Burgess finished the season third on her team and ninth in C-USA in assists (43)
- Already a legend in Murfreesboro, Burgess moved into the top five in career at bats, runs scored, hits, singles, walks, and assists; she also is in the top 10 for total bases, on base percentage and stolen bases
- Her 3-for-4 day against Mercer (Feb. 16) included two runs scored and a program-tying mark of two doubles
- The leadoff hitter’s best performance of 2020 was against Sacred Heart (March 1), when she recorded a 2-for-3 day with four RBIs, two walks and a run scored
- Her 10-game streak of reaching base safely was tied for the second best such streak of any MT player, and her 10 multi-hit games led all Blue Raiders
- Scored two runs in games against Mercer (Feb. 16), Nicholls State (Feb. 22) and Miami (OH) (Feb. 29)
- * - Team played 28 games in 2020 season before the season was canceled by C-USA on March 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Junior)
- Burgess started all 59 games at shortstop, making it the second season in a row where she was the only player on the team to start every game
- Led the team in at bats (203), batting average (.340), hits (69), runs scored (30), and assists (106)
- Ranked among the top in C-USA in hits (69, second), at bats (203, first), and total plate appearances (226, second)
- Went 69-for-203 with 30 runs, five doubles, one triple, 15 RBI, 18 walks, and six stolen bases at the top of the Raider order
- Recorded a .374 slugging percentage, a .399 on base percentage, and a .960 fielding percentage
- Moved into the fifth spot on the Middle Tennessee career hits list with 190 hits in three seasons
- Began the season with seven hits in eight at bats against Valparaiso and No. 24 Mississippi State in the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (2/8-10)
- Had a team high 21 multi-hit games
- Picked up eight hits, one double two RBI, and scored three runs in the Madeira Beach College Invitational (2/22-24)
- Went 3-for-4, scored two runs and drove in one RBI in the home opener against Austin Peay (2/27)
- Went 5-for-10 and scored a run in the series sweep of FIU at Blue Raider Field (3/23-24)
- Had five hits and scored four runs in a series win against FAU (4/13-14)
- Went 2-for-4 and scored the game-winning run against WKU in the second round of the C-USA Tournament (5/8)
- Named to the All-Conference First Team
- Named to the NISC All-Region Team
- Named Female Athlete of the Year at the Raiders Choice Awards
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 (Sophomore)
- Picked up right where she left off in her freshman season, leading the team in batting average through the regular season
- Only player to start all 61 games this season, all at shortstop
- Led the team in at bats (202), hits (74), walks (24) and assists (155)
- Led the conference in total plate appearances (231), hits (74) and assists (155)
- Ranked among the top in C-USA in batting average (.366, sixth), runs scored (40, 10th), on base percentage (.434, 10th), stolen bases (20, seventh) and at bats (202, second)
- Went 74-for-202 with 40 runs, six doubles, 17 RBI, 24 walks, and 20 stolen bases out of the leadoff spot
- Posted a .396 slugging percentage, a.434 on base percentage and a .906 fielding percentage
- Started off the season with an eight-game hitting streak, six being multi-hit performances
- Went 10-for-21 with a run, an RBI and two doubles in six games at the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament (2/09-11)
- Went 3-for-4 with a run and three stolen bases vs. Holy Cross (2/16)
- Went 8-for-14 with six runs, three RBI, four walks, and six steals in five games at the Madeira Beach Spring Invitational II (2/23-25)
- In two games vs. Presbyterian (3/02, 3/04), went 5-for-6 with four runs, two RBI, a walk, a stolen base and a sac fly…Hit two doubles and drove in three runs in a win over Rhode Island (3/14)
- Was 6-for-12 with three runs, a RBI and a walk in a three game series at WKU (3/17-18)…Went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI vs. Tennessee State (3/27)
- Went 4-for-10 with five runs, a RBI, four walks and a steal in a three game sweep of UTEP (4/28-29)
- Went 7-for-19 with three runs, one being the game winning run, and a RBI in the C-USA Tournament (5/09-5/12)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base against No. 12 Alabama (5/18)
- Named to the All-Conference Second Team
- Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team
- Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Named a C-USA Academic Medal Winner
2017 (Freshman)
- One of two players to start all 49 games
- Excelled at shortstop to earn a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman team
- Second-highest batting average on the team with a .309
- Had a team-leading seven doubles, team-leading 26 runs scored and team-leading 19 walks
- Second-highest on base percentage with .393 to go with two triples and 10 RBI
- Longest hitting streak spanned seven games
- Went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored and a double in a win over Tennessee Tech (2/12)
- Was 2-for-3 with a run scored, three RBI and two doubles versus Alcorn State (2/19)
- Recorded a triple against South Alabama (2/25)
- Had back-to-back three hit games against WKU (3/11-12)
- Hit 6-for-12 with two runs scored in a series win over Louisiana Tech (4/01-02)
- Hit the game winning RBI single in extra innings to give MT its first win over FAU since 2012 (4/15)
- Was 2-for-2 while scoring twice in a win over UAB (4/22)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a triple at Charlotte (5/06)
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Named a C-USA Academic Medal Winner
- Named an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete
High School
- Played softball, basketball and volleyball at Grandview Preparatory School
- Hit .640 with 32 RBIs her senior season under Head Coach Joe Dawson
- Named 2015 Player of the Year in the Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel
- Named 2016 Player of the Year in the Sun Sentinel
- 2012 State Champion and State Runner-Ups in 2015 and 2016
- Played travel ball under Head Coach Kerri Kaser for FL Power Black
- Also played for Lady Gators and FL Power Black – Lantz
Personal
- Born May 31, 1998 in Delray Beach, Florida
- Daughter of Brent and Jill Burgess
- Has two sisters, Alex and Tori
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science in May 2020
- Pursued a master’s degree in Public Health after receiving her bachelor’s degree
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
