Staten Island, NY – Devin Burke has joined the Wagner College baseball program as an assistant coach, head coach Craig Noto announced Friday. Burke will serve as the pitching coach and will also be the recruiting coordinator. 

"When I began the search for our next pitching coach, I set the standards as high as I possibly could and wanted to make sure we brought in someone who had the combination of experience, knowledge, passion, ability to teach and dedication to the coaching profession. In Devin Burke, I believe we have all of those qualities, and more," commented Noto. "Devin's ability to communicate and connect with people is what makes him a difference maker for our program. Our players will benefit greatly from having Coach Burke around on a daily basis and I'm excited to have him join our coaching staff." 

Burke arrives on Staten Island after spending the 2021 season at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, serving as the volunteer assistant coach. Before joining the Minutemen, Burke spent two seasons as the pitching coach at Middlebury College. 
 
"I would like to thank Walt Hameline, Brendan Fahey, and Craig Noto for this incredible coaching opportunity at Wagner College," said Burke. "I am beyond excited to join the Seahawks family and impart my years of professional baseball experience on to these student-athletes to help them achieve both athletic and academic excellence. We have an extremely talented group of players here and I cannot wait to get to work!"
 
Over his two seasons at Middlebury College, the 2019 Panthers led the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) in team earned run average, hits per nine innings (7.71), strikeouts to walk ratio (2.12), and WHIP (1.27). The Panthers also ranked No. 2 in the league with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Nationally, the squad boasted the No. 9 ranking in hits per nine innings and No. 20 in ERA.
 
Burke mentored Colby Morris, who finished his career with the most wins in the history of the program (16), helping him earn All-NESCAC honors in 2019.
 
Before embarking on a coaching career, Burke spent five seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization, splitting time between the starting rotation and the bullpen. In all, he posted 18 wins over 92 games, tossing 344.2 innings. The right-hander struck out 279 batters in his career while allowing just 91 walks, a 3.07 to 1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 
 
In 2013, he was named a Pioneer League Postseason All-Star after posting a 5-2 record with Grand Junction, fanning 54 hitters in 56.0 innings while yielding only 12 walks. He was promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque in 2015 and 2016. Burke later pitched for the Atlantic League's New Britain Bees in 2018 and 2019, where he was named 2019 Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star. 
 
Burke pitched at Virginia Tech and was part of the Hokies' team that reached the 2013 NCAA Regionals. He posted an 11-4 career record in his two seasons in Blacksburg, highlighted by a stellar 2013 campaign, where he went 11-3 in 16 appearances. 
 
He was named to Blacksburg Regional All-Tournament Team. He was also a 2013 semifinalist for the Gregg Olson Comeback Player of the Year Award. 
 
In prior off-seasons, Burke has spent time as the pitching coach for both the Bobby Valentine's Baseball Academy (2014-17) and the Connecticut Blue Jays (2014-18).
 
He also spent two summers playing in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen and the Harwich Mariners. In 2011, he helped lead the Mariners to the league championship.
 
The Darien, CT native earned his Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages – Spanish from Virginia Tech in 2014.