Drew Burress


Andrew Wade Burress is an American college baseball outfielder for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Amateur career

Burress grew up in Houston County, Georgia and attended Houston County High School. As a junior, he tied the state record for RBIs with 73. Burress hit.430 with 17 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases as a senior. He committed to play college baseball at Georgia Tech.
Burress entered his freshman season at Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets starting center fielder. He slashed.381/.512/.821 with 25 home runs and was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team All-ACC. Burress also was voted a consensus first-team All-American at the end of the season.