2 - Jessica Burcham
| Height: | 5-5 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Lexington, N.C. |
| High School: | South Davidson |
| Position: | P |
| Major: | Sports Medicine |
Career
- Burcham graduates with career records for lowest ERA (2.43), strikeouts (519), wins (44), saves (5), and shutouts (15)
- Totaled a 44-29 career record in 93 appearances with a 2.43 ERA
- Opponents hit .239 against her
2012
- The Quakers’ top starting pitcher
- Posted an 8-10 record with a 2.81 earned run average (ERA) in 21 appearances
- Her ERA ranks 5th in school history
- Her 5.81 strikeouts per games ranks fourth among Guilford’s leaders
- recorded 91 total strikeouts
- Held opponents to a .275 batting average in 109.2 innings pitched
- Recorded 10 strikeouts against Meredith on Apr. 11
2011
- the Quakers' top starting pitcher
- Second Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
- posted a 14-6 record with a 1.91 earned run average (ERA) in 23 appearances
- 14 victories set the school record and ranked third in the league
- set a Guilford record with a league-leading seven shutouts this year, which ranks 17th among NCAA Division III leaders as of May 16
- 8.1 strikeouts per game also topped the ODAC and ranks 28th nationally
- recorded 157 strikeouts, second only to her school-record total of 172 set in 2009, which ranks 29th in Division III and second in the ODAC
- in 135.2 innings, held opponents to a league-low .217 batting average
- had an ODAC-best 18 complete games, the second-highest total in school history
- threw the first perfect game in school history Apr. 10 in Guilford's five-inning, 19-0 victory over league-rival Sweet Briar College
- fanned 13 of the 15 batters she faced in the game
- had seven games with 10 or more strikeouts, including a school-record 15 in a two-hit shutout of Thomas College Mar. 10
- fanned 11 in a one-hit, eight-inning victory over Susquehanna University (Mar. 9)
- three seasons into her college career, Burcham owns Guilford's records for career wins (36), saves (5), shutouts (13) and strikeouts (428)
- has a 36-19 career record in 72 appearances with a 2.31 ERA
- opponents have a .228 batting average against the right-hander
2010
- named to the 2010 NCCSIA All-State team
- top starting pitcher
- had a team-best ERA
- ranked first on the team and third in the ODAC in strikeouts
- had 7.12 strikeouts per seven innings, which stands second in Guilford’s season standards
- 10-win season ranked second in ODAC play and second in the single-season records
- ranks among Guilford's career leaders in saves (1st), strikeouts (1st), wins (2nd), shutouts (2nd), appearances (3rd), innings pitched (4th) and complete games (4th)
- she and teammate Emily Willis combined for a no-hitter in the Quakers' 16-0 victory over Sweet Briar College Apr. 10
- also performed well at Mary Baldwin College Mar. 24 as she threw a complete-game, one-hitter with a season-best 12 strikeouts
2009
- Appeared as the ace of the pitching staff for the Quakers this season
- matched or broke school season records for wins (12), shutouts (5), saves (3), and strikeouts (172)
- her school-record 1.67 ERA ranked fourth in the ODAC
- her strikeouts stood second in the ODAC and opposing hitters held only a .204 batting average against her, also a Guilford standard
- ranked eighth in NCAA Division III with 9.9 strikeouts per game and 12th with three saves
- posted a 2-0 record and 0.64 ERA in 11 innings against Randolph-Macon and struck out 16 and allowed only five hits over the two games, which included a complete game, three-hit shutout in game one
- had seven games with 10 or more strikeouts, including a school-record tying 13 versus Peace
- named Guilford's Student-Athlete of the Week twice during the season
Personal
- member of Guilford's fall 2009 Student-Athlete Honor Roll
- four-year letter winner at South Davidson H.S. under coach Danny Hunt
- earned All-Yadkin Valley Conference and all-state honors
- graduated with the school record for single-game strikeouts (17)
- daughter of Wesley and Wendy Burcham
- education minor

