STANFORD, Calif. - Following an impressive freshman campaign, Tristan Beck has earned several preseason All-America accolades, including first-team recognition from Perfect Game, second-team honors from College Sports Madness, second-team selection from D1baseball.com, and third-team accolades from Collegiate Baseball News.
Beck was also ranked among the Top 100 College Prospects by Baseball America (No. 6), Perfect Game (No. 7) and MLB.com (No. 13), D1Baseball.com (No. 10).
Last season, Beck earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball News, first-team Freshman All-America accolades from Baseball America, and was named Perfect Game/Rawlings First-Team Freshman All-America.
Stanford's Friday night starter in 2016, Beck was the second freshman since Mike Mussina in 1988 to start on Opening Day for the Cardinal. He was named first-team All-Pac-12, led Stanford starters in ERA (2.48) and strikeouts (76), and was top 10 in the Pac-12 in each category.
A native of Corona, Calif., Beck allowed the second-fewest home runs (2) and doubles (5) in the Pac-12, and allowed three or fewer runs in 13 of his 14 starts. He is the first Cardinal with 11 strikeouts in a game since former No. 1 overall MLB draft pick Mark Appel did so in 2013.
Teammates Colton Hock and Quinn Brodey were also named Top 100 prospects by Perfect Game (No. 7 and No. 54 ,respectively), D1Baseball.com (No. 12 and 51), and Baseball America (No. 13 and 78). Hock was also No. 18 on MLB.com's Top 50 list.
Eleven freshmen will join Beck, Hock, Brodey and a Stanford squad that returns nearly its entire starting lineup, all of its starting pitching and the majority of its bullpen. Last season on The Farm, the Cardinal finished 31-23 overall -- the 38th winning season in 40 years under Coach Marquess -- and 15-15 in conference play (t-6th in Pac-12).
The 2017 campaign also marks the final season under Coach Marquess. Season tickets are available now and single-game tickets will go on sale in January.
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