High School: Ranked as Illinois' No. 57 senior prospect by Prep Baseball Report and listed on the Chicago Tribune Top 100 area players ... A three-time All-Chicago Public League selection and two-time team MVP ... Earned school's Roberto Clemente Award, presented to top athlete who exhibits excellence in athletics, academics and community service, as a senior ... Three year team captain ... Committed only seven errors in his four prep seasons ... Batted .382 and stole 35 bases during his senior season ... Earned all-conference and team MVP honors in final prep campaign ... Collected 25 steals in his first 13 games as a senior ... Began switch-hitting after his junior season ... Hit .421 with 40 runs scored, 39 stolen bases, 36 hits, 20 RBI, six doubles, three triples and one home run while walking 22 times against just nine strikeouts as a junior ... Earned all-conference and team MVP accolades while helping lead his team to a regional championship and city runner-up finish during his junior campaign ... Named team's MVP as a sophomore.

Personal: Sociology major and family and child services minor ... Born March 14, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. ... Parents and Edward and Marangeli Burgos ... Teamed with cousin, Rafael Garcia, now a freshman at UIC, to form double play combination for their teams from age 12 through high school at Clemente ... Admires Roberto Clemente and Jose Reyes ... Aspires to go into social work after his baseball career.