Delta State University

2017 All GSC Second-Team

Career: Finished his two-year career with an 8-1 record and a 3.62 ERA…recorded 101 strikeouts against 35 walks and allowed 48 runs, 35 earned, on 60 hits through 119.1 innings pitched...made 29 appearances including 18 starts.
 
2017 (Senior) Helped the Statesmen finish 45-13 and 25-8 in the GSC, winning their 14^th GSC title and 12^th NCAA Regional Championship while making their 12^th NCAA Division II College World Series appearance…went 6-0 with a 4.35 ERA in 14 starts on the mound…struck out 71 and walked 19 while giving up 49 runs, 38 earned in 78.2 innings pitched…struck out five or more batters in 8-of-14 games…recorded a season-high eight punch outs at Lee University (2.25) and against Valdosta State (4.23)…worked through the eighth inning against West Georgia (3.12), at Alabama Huntsville (3.18) and North Alabama (3.25)…drew starts in the GSC and NCAA Division II South Region Tournament Championship games against West Alabama (5.9 | 5.22)…tossed 4.1 innings with four strikeouts, yielding two runs on seven hits before leaving the game after being hit in the face by a line drive…finished tied for fifth in wins and tied for eighth in strikeouts in the final GSC Statistics.

2016 (Junior): Helped lead the Statesmen to a 42-17 overall record, Gulf South Conference championship and a runner-up finish in the NCAA South Region Tournament...Posted a 2-1 record with a 2.21 ERA in 15 appearances for the Statesmen...Made four starts...Tossed 40.2 innings pitched...Allowed 11 runs, 10 earned, on 32 hits with 16 walks and 30 strikeouts...Opponents hit .224 against him...Gave up just two earned runs in his last four outings (13 IP)...Career high four strikeouts versus Nova Southeastern (5.21)...Career-high 7.0 IP versus Ouachita Baptist (4.19)...Started GSC title game versus Alabama-Huntsville (5.10), working 5.2 IP while allowing zero runs on just two hits.

JUCO: Played under Coaches Clint Culbertson and Ryan Mansfield at Missouri Community College-Longview in Longview, Missouri…served as a relief pitcher and played first and third base…helped the Lakers to a 32-28 record his sophomore season…made eight appearances with one start on the mound…went 3-2 with a 4.73 ERA, 28 strikeouts, 13 walks and allowed 28 runs,17 earned, in 32.1 innings…hit .242 with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 16 RBIs at the plate.
 
HIGH SCHOOL:  Pitched and played third base for Coach Brian Ash at Jefferson City High School in Jefferson City, Missouri…Selected all-district as a senior…help lead JCHS to the 2013 Missouri Legion State Championship…Also lettered in basketball.
 
PERSONAL:  Corey Michael Beard…born March 1, 1994…son of Mike and Joyce Beard…has two brothers, Tony and Andy Ginger and one sister, Cassie Beard…majoring in sports management.