Richardson Taken By Philadelphia In 34th Round of MLB Draft
Jun 5, 2002 | Baseball
June 5, 2002
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Senior southpaw Beau Richardson became the third member of the 2002 Tulane University baseball team to be selected to play professional baseball as the native of San Francisco, Calif., was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 34th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft Wednesday afternoon.
Richardson joins senior infielder James Jurries and junior lefty Nick Bourgeois as Green Wave players drafted as the duo was picked in the sixth round by the Atlanta Braves and in the fourth round by the Phillies, respectively.
The 1,019th overall pick in the 2002 draft, Richardson becomes the 48th Tulane player to be drafted by MLB teams since the inception of the modern draft in 1965, and the 17th player selected since Rick Jones took over as the Green Wave's head coach prior to the 1994 season.
A two-year letterman at Tulane after transferring from the College of San Mateo for the 2001 season, Richardson was an integral member of the Green Wave pitching staff and compiled a 15-6 record with 127 strikeouts and a 4.84 ERA for his Division I career.
As a junior, Richardson went 8-1 in 85.0 innings and was a big reason why the Green Wave advanced to the College World Series for the first time in school history. In 2002, Richardson came on strong late in the season and earned the victory in four of Tulane's final five wins. For the year, he went 7-5 in 102.1 innings.
Richardson's career at Tulane was highlighted in the postseason where he earned wins in some of Tulane's biggest games. Facing elimination in the 2001 Conference USA Tournament, Richardson tossed 10.0 strong innings in a game Tulane eventually won in 13 innings. He also pitched a complete-game win in game three of the New Orleans Super Regional against LSU, striking out a season-high nine batters, and earned the victory in the Green Wave's win over Nebraska in the College World Series.
In 2002, Richardson picked up a pair of wins in the 2002 C-USA Tournament - one in relief and one as a starter - and threw a complete-game victory over Southern University, the nation's top-hitting team, scattering seven hits and striking out four while allowing just one earned run.
