bˈɜːk ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐn æθlˈɛɾɪk skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp tʊ ɐtˈɛnd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv flˈɔːɹɪdə ɪn ɡˈeɪnzvɪl, flˈɔːɹɪdə, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd fɔːɹ kˈoʊtʃ dʒˈoʊ ˈɑːɹnəldz flˈɔːɹɪdə ɡˈeɪɾɚz bˈeɪsbɔːl tˈiːm fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
Burke accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Joe Arnold's Florida Gators baseball team from 1990 to 1992.