SENATOBIA – Northwest sophomore left-hander Colt Burns of Olive Branch has signed to play for head coach Dave Dawson and Arkansas Tech his final two seasons. He will join former Ranger teammate and shortstop Josh Johnson who signed a few weeks ago.

Burns becomes the ninth Ranger from the Class of 2012 to sign at a four-year institution, the most in the Mark Carson era. A couple more are expected to sign in the coming weeks.

The 6-foot, 160-pound southpaw had a solid two years for the Rangers on the mound, posting an 11-5 overall record and 3.62 ERA in 21 career starts. Burns tossed two complete games and struck out 83 batters in 104.1 innings of work while holding opponents to a .276 batting average. He also allowed just 31 extra base hits in 473 career batters faced.

A Second Team All-MACJC selection this past season, Burns went 6-3 with a 3.07 ERA and two complete games in 12 appearances (10 starts). He logged 59.1 innings, striking out 54 and holding opposing hitters to a .239 average.  

As a freshman in 2011 Burns went 5-2 with a 4.36 ERA in 45 innings of work.

Arkansas Tech competes in the West Division of the Great American Conference and is a member of NCAA Division II. The Wonder Boys are coming off a 26-27 season a year ago.