UC Santa Barbara
2022 Big West Academic All-Conference Team
2022: Made two appearances for the Gauchos during the season
2021: Did not make an appearance for the Gauchos during the season
2019: The true freshman LHP appeared in 9 games for the Gauchos this season…Pitched in 3.0 innings and had 3 strikeouts…Did not allow a run in any of his relief appearances this season…Threw an inning of shutout relief in a win vs. Long Beach St on (May 11)….Helped the Gauchos to clinch a share of the Big West Title pitching a half-inning of shutout ball against Hawaii on (May 19).
High School: Pitched and played 1B for three years at Crescenta Valley High School under coach Phil Torres…Honors include All-CIF Division 2 honors, All-Area Player of the Year, and Pacific League Pitcher of the Year in 2017 and 2018…Notable performances 7 IP, 6 strikeouts, 2 runs, and a win in the second round of CIF playoffs on May 17, 2018 and 6.2 IP, 6 strikeouts, 1 run, to win the league title as a senior…Won the Pacific League in 2016, 2017, and 2018, and reached the CIF SS Division 2 Quarter Finals in 2018…Made three postseason appearances…In sophomore year, had 6-2 record with 1.07 ERA and 78 strikeouts, in junior year, had a 9-1 record with a 0.76 ERA 101 strikeouts and a .319 BA, and in senior year, had an 11-2 record with 0.80 ERA and 137 strikeouts with a .381 BA…Graduated as an AP Scholar with distinction…Also recruited by Dartmouth, St. Mary’s, and Columbia.
Personal: Born on Sep. 23, 1999 to Darrin and Rhonda Beer in Glendale, Calif.…Has a younger sister Brooke…Aspires to become a professional baseball player or a physicist…Majoring in Physics…Roots for the Los Angeles Angels and Portland Trailblazers…Favorite athletes are Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel…Favorite movies are Good Will Hunting and The Dark Knight…Favorite TV shows are Dexter, Mr. Robot, and The Office…Lists Mark Twain and Jules Verne as his favorite writers and Moby Dick and Fahrenheit 451 as his favorite books…Listens to Vince Staples, Mac Miller, and Red Hot Chili Peppers…Enjoys hiking.
