Honors and Awards
- 2026 Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist
- 2026 Golden Spikes Award semifinalist
- 2026 John Olerud Two-Way Player Award semifinalist
- 2026 Midseason All-American
- 2026 Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year
- 2026 All-ASUN First Team (SP)
- 2026 All-ASUN First Team (OF)
- 2026 3x ASUN Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 17, 2026; Feb. 23, 2026; March 16, 2026)
- 2026 Preseason All-Loyalty Team (D1Baseball.com)
- 2026 Preseason All-American
- 2026 Preseason ASUN Co-Player of the Year
- 2026 Preseason All-ASUN
- 2025 Consensus First Team All-America (Perfect Game, Baseball America, College Baseball Foundation, D1Baseball.com)
- 2025 John Olerud National Two-Way Player of the Year
- 2025 USA Baseball Collegiate Team Invitation
- 2025 First Team All-ASUN (SP)
- 2025 Second Team All-ASUN (OF)
- 2024 ASUN All-Freshman Team
- ASUN Player of the Week (May 12, 2025)
2026 (Junior)
- Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist
- Golden Spikes Award semifinalist
- John Olerud Two-Way Player Award semifinalist
- Midseason All-American
- Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year
- All-ASUN First Team (SP)
- All-ASUN Second Team (OF)
- 3x ASUN Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 17, 2026; Feb. 23, 2026; March 16, 2026)
- Preseason All-Loyalty Team (D1Baseball.com)
- Preseason All-American
- Preseason ASUN Co-Player of the Year
- Preseason All-ASUN
Led the team with 226 plate appearances, 57 runs scored, 18 doubles and 15 stolen bases; added 76 hits, 45 RBIs, 10 home runs and 26 walks…Led the team with 82 2/3 innings pitched, 116 strikeouts, 110 pitching K, 195 pitching FPS and 19 strikeouts looking; also logged 2 complete games and 2 shutouts…Struck out a season-high 12 batters (12 pitching K) in 6 innings vs North Dakota State (2/13)…Scored a season-high 6 runs vs North Dakota State (2/14), adding a season-high 8 plate appearances and 3 walks…Recorded a season-high 22 pitching FPS vs Queens (3/13), working 7 innings with 11 pitching K in a shutout complete game…Collected a season-high 7 total bases vs Florida Atlantic (4/14) on 3 hits, including a home run and double, with 3 RBIs…Stole a season-high 2 bases vs FIU (5/6)…
2025 (Sophomore)
- Consensus First Team All-America (Perfect Game, Baseball America, College Baseball Foundation, D1Baseball.com)
- John Olerud National Two-Way Player of the Year
- Collegiate Team Invitation USA Baseball Co
- All-ASUN First Team (SP)
- All-ASUN Second Team (OF)
- ASUN Player of the Week (May 12, 2025)
First Team All-ASUN honoree as a starting pitcher and a Second Team selection as an outfielder... Named All-ASUN Player of the Week on 5/12, sweeping the weekly awards alongside Chris Diaz ... Played in all 60 games, starting in 59, while making 15 appearances on the mound with 10 starts … Led the team in hits (71), doubles (18), and hit by pitches (18) … Pitched 68 2/3 innings with a 1.97 ERA … Recorded 75 strikeouts and allowed 15 earned runs on 57 hits, issuing 20 walks … Notched four hits, including a double, at West Georgia (5/11) … Pitched seven innings with 11 strikeouts at West Georgia (5/9) … Hit a home run and a double against Stetson (5/22) … Achieved a season-high eight strikeouts in seven innings against Queens (4/12) … Pitched a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts at North Florida (3/29).
2024
ASUN All-Freshman Team
Finished second on the team in batting average (.339)...Made his first big impact when he hit a grand slam and a solo homer for five RBI in a win at FIU (3/13)...Connected for the walk-off RBI single with two out in the ninth in a 3-2 win over USF (3/19)...Hit a two-run homer in a win over Central Arkansas (4/5)...Drove in three runs, including the game-winning RBI as part of a three-run seventh the next day as FGCU clinched the series over UCA (4/6)...Had an eight-game hitting streak that was capped with an RBI triple in a win over Stetson (4/12)...Followed that streak with an 18-game hitting streak that included six multi-hit games, a three-hit game against Eastern Kentucky (5/10)...and a four-hit game with three RBI against Florida Atlantic (5/14)...Also appeared in six games on the mound for the Eagles.
Prep
Played at Newsome High School...Hit .427 his senior year and recorded an ERA of 1.45...Was All-County First Team for both hitting and pitching...Honor roll honoree...Played for high school coach Dick Rorhberg.
Personal
Plans to major in Communications...Son of Melissa Beam and Mike Dempsey and Chris Beam (step-dad) and Stephanie Dempsey (step-mom)...Favorite sports memory is hitting a walk-off grand slam in extra innings of a playoff game his senior year.
