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 10th 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 46th 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)