Drew Beam
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2003)}}
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|position = Pitcher
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|birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
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|throws = Right
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Drew Sanders Beam (born February 14, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Amateur career
Beam grew up in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and attended Blackman High School, where he played football and baseball.{{Cite web |last=Joyce |first=Cecil |date=July 31, 2019 |title=High school football: Tennessee baseball commit Drew Beam heating up |url=https://www.dnj.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/07/31/high-school-football-tennessee-baseball-drew-beam-tssaa-blackman/1854512001/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=The Daily News Journal}} He had a record of 8–1 and a 0.37 ERA as a sophomore.{{Cite web |last=Hale Jr. |first=Monte |date=July 15, 2019 |title=Vinson, Beam lead All-Rutherford County baseball team |url=https://www.murfreesboropost.com/sports/vinson-beam-lead-all-rutherford-county-baseball-team/article_16a16116-a743-11e9-b812-3b99b9c9f16d.html |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=Murfreesboro Post}} Beam committed to play college baseball at Tennessee shortly before the beginning of his junior year of high school.{{Cite web |last=Joyce |first=Cecil |date=July 27, 2019 |title=Blackman standout Drew Beam commits to Tennessee baseball |url=https://www.dnj.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/07/27/tennessee-vols-blackman-pitcher-drew-beam-commits-ut-baseball/1850164001/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=The Daily News Journal}} His junior season was canceled due to COVID-19.{{Cite web |last=Ramey |first=Grant |date=April 4, 2022 |title=SEC names Drew Beam Freshman, Pitcher of the Week |url=https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/Tennessee-Vols-Baseball-Drew-Beam-Pitcher-Vanderbilt-complete-game-shutout-SEC-Freshman-Pitcher-of-the-Week-185724275/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=247Sports.com}} Beam missed his senior baseball season due to injury.{{Cite web |last=Joyce |first=Cecil |date=February 22, 2021 |title=UT baseball: Blackman's Drew Beam to miss 2021 season after surgery |url=https://www.dnj.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/02/22/ut-baseball-blackmans-drew-beam-miss-2021-season-after-surgery/4509322001/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=The Daily News Journal}}
Beam was named to Tennessee's starting rotation entering his freshman season.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=March 7, 2022 |title=Chase Burns, Drew Beam excel for Tennessee baseball in Houston |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2022/03/07/tennessee-baseball-shriners-classic-drew-beam-chase-burns/9407251002/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}} He was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Pitcher of the Week and Freshman of the Week after throwing a complete-game shutout against fifth-ranked Vanderbilt on April 3, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Provost |first=Troy |date=April 3, 2022 |title=Drew Beam shuts down No. 5 Vanderbilt, caps stellar weekend for Vols' pitching staff |url=https://www.thedailytimes.com/sports/drew-beam-shuts-down-no-5-vanderbilt-caps-stellar-weekend-for-vols-pitching-staff/article_511bbcc4-dec1-51a0-95a0-8a8d2ee2c212.html |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=The Daily Times}} Beam was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and second team All-Conference at the end of the season.{{Cite web |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Beam named SEC Freshman of the Year |url=https://www.murfreesboropost.com/sports/beam-named-sec-freshman-of-the-year/article_f3ce8570-dadd-11ec-af7d-9320fac20891.html |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=Murfreesboro Post}}
Professional career
The Kansas City Royals selected Beam in the third round, with the 76th overall pick of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite news |title=Fresh off MCWS title, Drew Beam drafted by Kansas City Royals |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40570421/fresh-mcws-title-drew-beam-drafted-kansas-city-royals |access-date=July 16, 2024 |agency=Associated Press |date=July 15, 2024}} On July 21, 2024, Beam signed with the Royals on a $1.1 million contract.{{Cite web|title=Drew Beam makes it official with Royals, signs professional contract|url=https://www.on3.com/teams/tennessee-volunteers/news/tennessee-vols-baseball-kansas-city-royals-drew-beam-inks-deal/|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=on3.com|language=en}}
Personal life
Beam is the son of Jason and Kelli Beam.{{cite web |title=#32 Drew Beam |url=https://utsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/drew-beam/19632 |access-date=June 23, 2024}} Beam is a Christian.{{Cite web |last=Mercer |first=Kevin |date=June 20, 2024 |title='Child of God' Drew Beam pitches for Tennessee & his sister at College World Series |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/baseball/2024/06/20/child-of-god-drew-beam-tennessee-sister-college-world-series/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |website=Sports Spectrum}}
References
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External links
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- [https://utsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/drew-beam/14017 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
{{2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball}}
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Category:Baseball players from Tennessee
Category:Tennessee Volunteers baseball players