Jeremy Beard is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the former head baseball coach of the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners. He played college baseball at Linn–Benton Community College from 1992 to 1993 before transferring to Oregon State where he played for coach Pat Casey.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1993 | Linn–Benton Community College |
| 1994–1995 | Oregon State |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Oregon State (asst) |
| 1998–2001 | Portland (OR) Central Catholic |
| 2002–2010 | Columbia Basin College (asst) |
| 2011–2012 | Western Nevada College (asst) |
| 2014–2015 | Portland (asst) |
| 2016 | Cal State Bakersfield (asst) |
| 2017–2024 | Cal State Bakersfield |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 153–236 |
| Tournaments | WAC: 4–6 NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
editBeard attended North Salem High School in Salem, Oregon for his first three years of high school. He transferred to Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon for his season year. Upon graduation from high school, Beard enrolled at Linn–Benton Community College. Beard walked-on to the Linn–Benton baseball team and then walked-on to the Oregon State Beavers baseball program.[1] Beard was 9–3 with a 3.62 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 82 innings. Beard lead the Beavers to a Pac-10 North Division title in 1994. Beard also lead the Beavers in innings pitched (91) and shutouts (1) in 1995.[2]
Coaching career
editBeard joined the Oregon State coaching staff while he completed his degree. Beard was then the head coach at Central Catholic High School from 1998 to 2001.[3]
Beard returned to the college coaching game when he was named the pitching coach at Columbia Basin College. Beard spent 8 seasons at Columbia Basin.[4] Beard moved on to be the pitching coach for Western Nevada College from 2011 to 2012. He also served as the pitching coach for the Portland Pilots baseball team from 2014 to 2015.[5]
In the Fall of 2015, Beard was hired as the pitching coach of the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball program.[6][7] On December 16, 2016, Cal State Bakersfield fired Bob Macaluso and named Beard the interim head coach.[8] After going 32–24 and advancing to the 2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament championship game, Beard was named the full-time head coach of the Roadrunners.[9]
On May 28, 2024, Bakersfield announced that Beard will not return to the program after 8 seasons.[10]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (Western Athletic Conference) (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Cal State Bakersfield | 32–24 | 14–10 | 3rd | WAC Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Cal State Bakersfield | 21–36 | 10–14 | 6th | WAC Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Cal State Bakersfield | 24–38 | 12–15 | 6th | WAC Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Cal State Bakersfield | 5–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Cal State Bakersfield: | 36-39 | ||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (Big West Conference) (2021–2024) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Cal State Bakersfield | 20–23 | 17–19 | 7th | |||||
| 2022 | Cal State Bakersfield | 18–34 | 11–19 | 9th | |||||
| 2023 | Cal State Bakersfield | 18–34 | 9–21 | 9th | |||||
| 2024 | Cal State Bakersfield | 15–38 | 8–22 | 9th | |||||
| Cal State Bakersfield: | 153–236 | 45–81 | |||||||
| Total: | 153–236 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Stephen Hicks (July 11, 2017). "Jeremy Beard introduced as new CSUB head baseball coach with goal to recruit locally". www.turnto23.com. Scripps TV Station Group. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Oregon State Baseball Records" (PDF). www.osubeavers.com. Oregon State University. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Kevin Gunderson". www.osubeavers.com. Oregon State University. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Rick McCorkle (March 13, 2008). "CC Notebook: Ex-LCC coach takes Columbia Basin post". www.tdn.com. The Daily News Online. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Jeremy Beard - Staff Directory - University of Portland". www.portlandpilots.com. University of Portland. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Jim Seimas (August 29, 2016). "Seaside's Andrew Ciandro commits to pitch for Bakersfield". www.montereyherald.com. Monterey County Herald. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Beard And Roberts Join CSUB Baseball Staff". www.gorunners.com. CSU Bakersfield. October 2, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Jeff (December 16, 2016). "CSUB fires baseball coach Macaluso; Beard named interim coach". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California: TBC Media. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Trevor Horn (July 11, 2017). "CSUB names Beard as permanent baseball coach". www.bakersfield.com. TBC Media. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "CSUB Announces Leadership Change for Roadrunner Baseball" (Press release). Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.