Mike Beal Class: Senior Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. High School: SLUH Last College: Glendale CC Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: IF B/T: R/R

2008 • Sophomore
Finished fourth on the club and first among the newcomers with a .311 average ... ranked third on the team with 14 doubles ... also slugged two home runs and drove in 25 runs ... started 37 games as the designated hitter ... doubled in back-to-back games against Southern Illinois and Temple ... lifted a solo home run, the second homer of his career, in the second game at Richmond ... doubled in a run and scored at Illinois State ... doubled and scored twice in the second game at St. Bonaventure ... belted a grand slam for his first-career home run in the first game against the Bonnies ... also drove in another run in the contest for a team season-high five RBIs in the game ... had two hits and two RBIs against UT Martin ... singled, stole a base and scored a run in the Rhode Island series finale ... posted two RBIs in consecutive games against Illinois and La Salle ... had two hits, including a double, walked and drove in a run in the second game of the Fordham series ... posted two RBIs in the first game against Fordham ... recorded two hits and drove in a pair in the second game at Charlotte ... walked, singled and drove in a run against Ohio State ... had two hits against Lafayette after doubling twice the game before against UMBC ... began a career-high nine-game hitting streak against IPFW ... had three hits and three RBIs at Southeast Missouri ... walked twoce, singled and scored against Sam Houston State.

At Glendale (Arizona) CC
Played second for coach Dave Grant's Gauchos ... played in 16 games with a .200 average, one double and two RBIs.

At SLUH
Played three seasons for coach Steve Nicollerat's Junior Billikens ... tied for third in the Metro Catholic Conference with three home runs ... banged out five doubles and scored 22 runs ... father played baseball at Georgia Tech.