Anthony Burke- Head Coach
PLAYING
Anthony graduated from Riverbend High School in 2014. From there he went on to Chipola College for his freshman year where he helped lead them to a conference championship throwing 52 innings posting a 2.1 ERA. His sophomore year he went to College of Charleston where he saw action in 11 games. He finished his career at UNC Pembroke where he went 21 - 4 in 2 seasons helping lead them to back to back regionals for the first time in school history. During his time at UNCP he had numerous honors including 2 time NCBWA All-Region … 2 time NCCSIA All-State … 2 time All-Peach Belt Conference … 3 time PBC Pitcher of the Week. He finished his college career throwing 238 innings posting a 3.23 ERA with 174 strikeouts and 48 walks.
COACHING
Prior to joining PDG Academy, Anthony was previously the recruiting coordinator and Pitching Coach at Chipola College, one of the top junior colleges in the county. Before his time at Chipola College he was at Randolph-Macon where he was the pitching coach. During his time there he helped lead them to a 16-1 start and number 1 ranking in the country before COVID hit and ended the season. He graduated from UNC Pembroke in 2019, with a Business Management degree, where he also finished his playing career and helped lead them to back to back regionals for the first time in school history. Anthony has helped the Canes program in different coaching roles over the past 10 summers.