Brendan Beck Season 2021

In The News

• 5/11/20: Diving into the Draft - David Kiefer (GoStanford.com)
• 5/10/20: Reduced 2020 MLB draft threatens to derail some Bay Area prospects' dreams - Rusy Simmons (San Francisco Chronicle)
• 2/28/20: Got Your Beck - Video (GoStanford.com)
• 4/1/18: The Beck Brothers - Tristan and Brendan - took different paths to the Stanford mound this season - Mindi Bach (The Athletic)

Career Accolades

• Pac-12 Champion (2018)
• ABCA/Rawlings All-America first team (2021)
• Collegiate Baseball All-America second team (2021)
• D1Baseball All-America second team (2021)
• NCBWA All-America second team (2021)
• Baseball America All-America third team (2021)
• Perfect Game All-America third team (2021)
• ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team (2021)
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year (2021)
• All-Pac-12 first team (2021)
• Two-time Stanford Regional All-Tournament team (2019, 2021)
• Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (April 8, 2019; May 17, 2021, June 1, 2021)
• Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (May 31, 2021)
• D1 Baseball Freshman All-America second team (2018)
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America first team (2018)
• NCBWA Freshman All-America first team (2018)
• Perfect Game Freshman All-America first team (2018)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention (2018)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America first team (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021)
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
• Pac-12 All-Academic second team (2019)
• Made 46 career starts and appeared in 55 games overall
• Compiled a 22-10 record and one save with a 3.11 ERA over 289.1 innings pitched
• Struck out 289 hitters compared to just 69 walks (4.19 strikeout-to-walk ratio)
• Finished his career ranked 10^th in Stanford history for strikeouts
• Managed a pair of complete games and one shutout
• Stanford was 34-12 in his 46 career starts
• Logged five-plus innings in 35 of his 46 career starts
• Stanford's Opening Day starter for three straight seasons (2019-21)

As a Senior (2021)

• ABCA/Rawlings All-America first team
• Collegiate Baseball All-America second team
• D1Baseball All-America second team
• NCBWA All-America second team
• Baseball America All-America third team
• Perfect Game All-America third team
• ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year
• All-Pac-12 first team
• Stanford Regional All-Tournament team
• Two-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (May 17, June 1)
• Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (May 31)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year
• CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• 9-3 record with two complete games, a shutout a 3.15 ERA (fifth in Pac-12) over 17 appearances and 15 starts
• Struck out a Pac-12 best 143 compared to just 26 walks over 108 2/3 innings while limiting the opposition to a .200 average against
• 143 strikeouts were fourth-most in the nation and sixth-most in Stanford history
• Posted a 5.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio (third in Pac-12 and 46^th nationally) and 11.84 strikeouts per nine innings
• .98 WHIP led all Pac-12 players and ranked 33rd in the nation
• Quality start and eight-plus strikeouts in 12 of 15 starts
• 5-1 with a 2.67 ERA and 81 strikeouts compared to just 12 walks over nine starts and 67 1/3 innings in Pac-12 play
• Went 4-0 with a 2.12 ERA and 36 strikeouts over four starts from March 12-April 9 (7 ER, 29.2 IP)
• Allowed just two hits with eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in a victory over UC Irvine (March 12)
• Struck out 11 over eight innings, and did not allow a baserunner until the sixth, in a 4-2 victory over Utah (March 19)
• Victory over No. 17 UCLA after tossing 7 1/3 innings and allowing two runs on six hits with 10 strikeouts (April 9)
• Named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after allowing just two runs on three hits and a walk while striking out 12 batters in a victory at California (May 14)
• Allowed just two runs on four hits with nine strikeouts while recording his first career complete game (8 IP) at No. 13 Oregon (May 21)
• Three-hit shutout (second consecutive complete game) with 10 strikeouts in a victory over Oregon State (May 27) to earn Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week
• Picked up the victory over No. 17 UC Irvine at the Stanford Regional after tossing seven innings and allowing just two runs with nine strikeouts (June 5)
• Tossed 7 1/3 innings and allowed just two runs while striking out a career-best 13 batters to beat No. 8 Texas Tech in the Super Regional (June 11).

As a Junior (2020)

• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Made four appearances, including three starts, finishing 0-3 with a 2.82 ERA over 22 1/3 innings pitched
• Posted a 4.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio (25 strikeouts to six walks) and a .212 batting average against
• Struck out seven and allowed three hits over eight innings against Grand Canyon (Feb. 28)
• Tied a then-career high with 11 strikeouts against Kansas State, allowing one earned run in six innings (March 6)

As a Sophomore (2019)

• Stanford Regional All-Tournament team
• NCBWA preseason All-America
• Collegiate Baseball preseason All-America
• Pac-12 All-Academic second team
• Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason All-America third team
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (April 8)
• Struck out 11 batters over 6 1/3 innings against Ball State (Feb. 15)
• Five strikeouts and two earned runs allowed in 6 2/3 innings at Cal State Fullerton (March 1)
• Struck out five while allowing two runs over eight frames against Texas (March 7)
• Struck out five in 5 1/3 innings to earn the win against Utah (March 22)
• 7 1/3 shutout innings against UCLA with five strikeouts (April 5)
• Six strikeouts in six innings while allowing one run on three hits against Washington (April 12)
• Seven shutout innings with five strikeouts against Sacramento State (May 31)
• 3 1/3 perfect relief innings against Fresno State from the Stanford Regional (June 3)

As a Freshman (2018) • Pac-12 Champions

• D1 Baseball Freshman All-America second team
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America first team
• NCBWA Freshman All-America first team
• Perfect Game Freshman All-America first team
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• Finished 8-0 in 17 appearances, including 12 starts, with a 2.43 ERA in 66 2/3 innings
• Held opponents to a .225 batting average, issuing just 12 walks compared to 36 strikeouts
• Allowed two runs on four hits, earning the win in 6 2/3 innings against Baylor (June 3)
• Earned the win in a 9-0 win against Santa Clara, throwing five shutout innings (May 8)
• Struck out five in three shutout relief innings against San Francisco (May 1)
• First career save in Stanford’s comeback, 8-7 win at Arizona (April 20)
• Six strikeouts while allowing three hits and no runs in a win over UC Davis (April 10)
• Allowed two runs on four hits in six innings at Santa Clara (April 3)
• Allowed two hits and no runs in five innings against San Diego (March 27)
• Took a perfect game into the sixth inning of Stanford’s 11-1 win at Texas, finishing six-plus innings with five strikeouts and just two hits allowed (March 11)
• Got the win in his collegiate debut at UC Davis, tossing 5 2/3 innings while allowing two runs and striking out three (Feb. 19)

Prior to Stanford

• Two-time first-team all-league (2016, 2017)
• 2017 Co-League MVP
• 2017 third-team all-state
• 2017 first-team all-section
• 2017 Corona High School Athlete of the Year
• Set school record for most saves in a season (8)
• 6-0 record with 0.35 ERA and eight saves in 16 appearances as a senior
• Team won 2017 league title and was sectional runner-up
• Two-time team captain
• Four-time first-team all-academic (2014-17)
• Three-time team Top Scholar (2015-17)

Personal

• Son of Lucy and Ryan Beck
• Has two older siblings, Megan and Tristan
• Brother, Tristan, pitched for Stanford from 2016-18 before being drafted in the 4th Round of the MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves
• Mother (1984) and sister, Megan (2010), graduated from Stanford
• Grandfather, Donald Piper, Welsh Cap for rugby (equivalent to national All-American)