University of Richmond Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 52
Christian Beal
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Flossmoor, Ill
- High School:
- Marin Catholic
2022
- Hit two home runs while going 3-of-6 against VCU (4/16)
- Collected four hits, five RBIs and a walk in a win over Norfolk State (4/12)
- Recorded three hits, a walk, and an RBI against Davidson (4/2)
- Went 3-of-6 batting including two doubles and two RBI against Villanova (3/25)
- Hit 3-of-5 with a double and two RBIs against Cornell (3/19)
- Went 3-of-6 at the plate against Sacred Heart (2/26) including an RBI double and a walk
- Began the season with 37 straight plate appearances without striking out
2021
- Team captain
- NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year
- First Team All-NESCAC
- NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection
- Started all eight games for the Bobcats and hit .375 (12-32) with an .813 OPS
- Tallied a pair of doubles on the season and drove in five runs
- Went 5-8 with three runs scored and two RBIs in a doubleheader split with Saint Joseph's (3/27)
- Started all nine games for Bates and hit .265/.405/.471 on the season
- Went 9-34 at the plate with seven runs scored, four doubles, a home run, four runs batted in, eight walks and three stolen bases in four attempts
- Went 1-2 with two runs scored, three walks and two stolen bases in a 9-4 win over Elmira (Feb. 17)
- Went 2-3 with a run scored, a double, two RBIs and two walks against Capital (Feb. 22)
- Went 3-10 with a run scored, a double, an RBI and a stolen base in a doubleheader against Nichols (March 7)
- Homered and drew a walk in a 9-3 win over Endicott (March 8).
2019
- First Team All-NESCAC outfielder
- Ranked fourth in the NESCAC in hitting with a .370 average and scored a team-high 32 runs, while swiping a team-high 15 bases
- Ranked second on the Bobcats in on-base percentage (.446) and first in slugging percentage (.479)
- Beal's nine doubles and two triples also paced Bates
- Finished the year with one home run and 17 RBI, tied for second on the team in both categories
- Went 3-4 with a run scored, a home run, three RBIs, a walk and a steal in Bates' 11-0 win over Salem State (March 9)
- Went 5-10 at the plate with two runs scored, a double, an RBI and two stolen bases in Bates' doubleheader split with Plymouth State
- Went 3-4 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base in Bates' 10-5 win over Dean (April 16)
- Went 2-4 with a run scored, an RBI, a walk, and two stolen bases in the NESCAC Championships against Williams (May 11)
- Went 2-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in the NESCAC Championships against Middlebury (May 11).
2017-18: Attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Prep- Competed at Marian Cathloic High School in Illinois
- First Team East Suburban Catholic Conference in 2016 and 2017
- Second Team All-State in 2016
- East Suburban Catholic Conference All-Academic in 2017
- Led his team to a sectional championship as a sophomore and a state championship as a senior
- Son of Kristin Beal
Baseball Postgame vs Penn State: Head Coach Mik Aoki
Sunday, February 22
Baseball Highlights vs. JMU
Thursday, February 19
Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, February 11
DIII Transfer Brady O' Brien Staying Hot at the Plate
Wednesday, May 07
