Seth Beckstead

Position:
C
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Queen Creek, Az.
High School:
Basha High School

2022 (Junior): Saw action in 14 games, starting in six... Made his season debut opening weekend vs Umass-Lowell (2/18) where he drew a walk and came around to score… Drove in a pair on a long ball in Tulane’s midweek match up with Texas Southern (3/2)…Went two for three with two doubles and a run scored and two RBI against Villanova (3/19)… Committed only two error in 73 catches to total a .973 fielding percentage… Ended the season batting .292, scored seven runs on seven hits, drew six walks and slugged .542.

Before Tulane: Started his collegiate career in Phoenix at Grand Canyon University…Spent the last two seasons at Central Arizona College…Helped the Vaqueros to a 51-9 record and a JCWS Championship appearance last season…Claimed Second Team All-Conference honors…Hit .289 with nine home runs and 41 RBI in two seasons with the Vaqueros.

High School: A three-year letterwinner at Basha High School…Hit .352 over his 81 career games, highlighted by a .409 junior season in 2017…Knocked in a team-high 33 RBIs as a senior in 2018…Spent back-to-back seasons as the No. 1 ranked team in high school…Had five RBIs to help Basha defeat Hamilton and claim the 6A Premier Region baseball crown in 2018…Earned AZBCA 6A All-State honors as a senior.

Personal: Born in American Fork, Utah…Parents are Shannon and Joel Beckstead…Grandfather Gary Beckstead played football at BYU…Off the field, enjoys fishing and golf…Plans to major in economics.