Bio

Lucas Burris enters his fourth season with the Pistol Shrimp this summer, his second as Assistant General Manager and fourth as the Voice of Pistol Shrimp Baseball. In 2024, you'll hear Lucas every game once again on WLPO, the flagship radio station of Pistol Shrimp Baseball, and on Prospect League TV. Outside of our broadcasts, Lucas directs all things communication and media including our website, promotions, fan entertainment, graphics, and social media, but you'll also see him assisting with sales, sponsorships, marketing, operations, and more.

Lucas also works in the Prospect League office as Manager, Digital & Strategic Content where he manages the league's social media channels and hosts the Prospect League Podcast featuring interviews with past and present players and coaches. In the league office, he is also charged with spearheading the effort to expand and enhance the League’s digital presence as a leading summer collegiate baseball league. 

A 2022 graduate of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, Burris spent 4 years as a member of the flagship radio station at North Central, WONC. A play-by-play announcer for all four years, Burris broadcast over 200 baseball, softball, basketball, and football games during his time. In 2020, he was named WONC Sports Director and directed WONC's renowned sports department for two years which included a trip to the 2021 NCAA Division III National Championship with North Central Football. In 2021, he was named Station Manager and spearheaded WONC's station rebrand including creating the station's new logo. Burris capped his North Central career off by being named North Central College Broadcast Student of the Year prior to graduation.