Chase Burnette Class: Sophomore Hometown: Buford, Ga. High School: Buford Height / Weight: 6-2 / 191 Position: OF Birthdate: 05/20/1988 B-T: L-L

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Outstanding outfielder with a very accurate throwing arm ... Has a line-drive swing with gap-to-gap power that projects to be an excellent offensive power in the Atlantic Coast Conference ... Was Tech's primary left-handed bat off the bench in 2008, but will push for a starting role in 2009.

2008: Played in over half (33) of the Yellow Jackets' games in 2008, making five starts in left field and three at DH ... Went 5-for-16 (.313) as a pinch hitter ... Led off the eighth inning with a pinch-hit single and scored the go ahead run to help Georgia Tech to a 5-1 win over Youngstown State (2/24) on opening weekend ... Had a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game against Rutgers (2/29) to extra innings ... Belted a pinch-hit home run against Alabama State (3/26) ... Had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth inning against Coastal Carolina (5/3).

High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Tony Wolfe at Buford High School ... Led Buford to back-to-back State Final Four appearances and a pair of region championships in 2005 and 2006 ... A three-time all-county and all-area honoree and named Super Six in 2006 and 2007 by the Gwinnett County Dugout Club ... Holds the Buford career records in average (.498), hits, RBI and doubles ... Set Buford single-season records with a .534 average, 55 hits and 50 RBI his junior year ... Also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and a three-year letterwinner in football ... Team captain of the Buford football team his senior year ... Earned honorable mention all-area honors in basketball in 2006 ... Four year member of the honor roll ... Also a member of the French Club, Beta Club and National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Jonathan Chase Burnette ... Born May 20, 1988 ... Son of Stan and Connie Burnette ... Majoring in management at Georgia Tech.

Career Statistics
Year	Avg	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB-ATT	PO	A	E	FLD%
2008	.244	33-8	45	7	11	2	0	1	7	16	.356	6	1	14	0	.346	0	2	3-4	16	0	2	.889
TOTAL	.244	33-8	45	7	11	2	0	1	7	16	.356	6	1	14	0	.346	0	2	3-4	16	0	2	.889