Christian Beal

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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

Prior to Richmond

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)

2020

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

Personal