Seth Beer
| Seth Beer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson Tigers – No. 28 | |||
| Outfielder / First baseman | |||
|
Born: September 18, 1996 Maryville, Illinois | |||
| |||
Seth Michael Beer (born September 18, 1996) is an American college baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Clemson Tigers.
Career
Beer attended Lambert High School in Forsyth County, Georgia. As a junior he hit .560 with eight home runs and 41 runs batted in (RBI) and as a sophomore hit .589 with 10 home runs.[1][2] Due to his age, Beer was able to graduate from high school early and attend Clemson University to play college baseball for the Clemson Tigers.[3][4][5]
Beer was a starter his freshman year at Clemson in 2016.[6] His first collegiate home run was a grand slam.[7] Against Boston College, he hit a 10th inning walk-off home run.[8] Beer was named the National Midseason Player of the Year by Perfect Game after hitting .430/.538/.935 with 13 home runs and 37 RBI in 27 games.[9] He was awarded the Dick Howser Trophy for the national college player of the year for the 2016 season, the first time the award was given to a freshman.[10]
Personal
Beer was also a swimmer when he was younger and at 12 years old set national records in the 50-meter backstroke and 100-meter backstroke.[11][12] He later quit swimming to focus on baseball.
References
- ↑ "BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Seth Beer, Lambert".
- ↑ "BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Seth Beer, Lambert".
- ↑ "Clemson's Seth Beer is going for the GOAT".
- ↑ "Freshman phenom: Seth Beer already one of college baseball's best hitters".
- ↑ Correspondent, ZACH LENTZ T&D. "'Best true freshman hitter': Tiger foes get taste of Beer".
- ↑ "Freshman Seth Beer, Tigers enjoy productive debut in baseball".
- ↑ "Clemson baseball: Seth Beer makes booming impression in first weekend". February 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Clemson sweeps BC on Beer's walk-off homer in 10th inning".
- ↑ "Seth Beer hits legendary home run, leads Clemson past Georgia in emotional homecoming".
- ↑ "Clemson's Beer wins Howser Trophy as national player of year". USA Today. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Sapakoff: Clemson's Seth Beer, once an Olympic swimming prospect, on tap as a baseball phenom". March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Seth Beer, a Lambert baseball player, faces million dollar decision".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
- Clemson Tigers bio