Danny Beal

Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Winston-Salem
High School:
Reagan
Major:
Communication

· 2024 All-AAC Second Team Selection
· 2024 Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List (NCBWA)
· 2024 Preseason All-AAC Team (AAC Coaches/Perfect Game)
· 2023 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team

2024: Made a team-high 35 appearances all out of the bullpen … Compiled an 8-2 record with a 3.38 earned run average, four saves, 52 strikeouts and 23 walks in 72.0 innings of work … Tied for fourth on the program single-season list in appearances and relief appearances … Limited opposing hitters to a .237 batting average … Went 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 30 strikeouts in American Athletic Conference play to go along with a .174 opposing batting average … Tossed 3.2 scoreless innings and surrendered just one hit while racking up four strikeouts in the Liberty series, collecting his first win and second save of the campaign Saturday and Sunday respectively ... Earned the win in the series finale versus Columbia by tossing 2.1 scoreless relief innings ... Collected his third save of the season in the 14-10 victory at UTSA ... Credited with the win at NC State with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief ... Earned the win in the middle game of the Memphis series, limiting the Tigers to one run and striking out four over a season long 6.0-inning outing ... Threw 5.0 innings in relief in the middle game of the South Florida series to grab his fifth win of the year ... Appeared in all three games of the Tulane series, racking up six strikeouts and producing two scoreless outings ... Locked down the win with four scoreless innings in the regular season finale versus Rice that clinched the outright regular season title ... Logged his seventh win of the campaign in ECU's victory over Wichita State in the AAC Tournament semifinals … Finished his Pirate career ranked second in total appearances (111) and relief appearances (109).

2023: Appeared in team-high 31 games all out of the bullpen ... Compiled a 6-2 record and 2.70 earned run average with 65 strikeouts and 12 walks in 53.1 innings of work ... Also paced the club with three saves ... Limited opposing hitters to a .195 batting average ... Racked up a 4-0 record and 2.31 ERA in American Athletic Conference play with 25 strikeouts and four walks in 23.1 frames ... Was excellent in the AAC Baseball Championship tournament, allowing just one earned run in nine innings with 12 strikeouts and two walks in four appearances as East Carolina advanced all the way to the championship game after a first-round setback ... Allowed just 14 hits in 71 at bats to opponents with two outs (.197 batting average) ... Collected victories over George Washington (Feb. 19), Cincinnati (April 16), Charlotte (April 19), Memphis (May 12 and 14) and South Florida (May 18) ... Notched multiple strikeouts in 15 contests ... Finished the campaign with a solid 5.4 strikeout to walk ratio ... Picked up saves in wins over Houston (April 1), Old Dominion (April 11) and Tulane (April 29) ... Fanned a career-high nine batters and picked up the win in a career long five-inning outing against Old Dominion (April 11) ... Struck out six in three innings as East Carolina knocked off Charlotte April 19 at Truist Field ... Registered five strikeouts in 3.1 scoreless innings at Cincinnati (May 5) ... Logged two victories in the Memphis series ... Tossed a career-long 6.1 scoreless innings to help ECU win its series opener at South Florida (May 18) ... Threw 0.2 scoreless frames against Oklahoma (June 4) in an elimination game at the NCAA Charlottesville Regional as the Pirates knocked off the Sooners 8-5 to advance to the regional finals.

2022: Pitched in 30 games with two starts ... Compiled a 5-2 record and 4.97 earned run average with 40 strikeouts against 21 walks in 38 innings ... Also recorded a save ... Limited opposing hitters to a .241 batting average ... Appeared in 10 American Athletic Conference games, putting together a 2-0 record and 4.50 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 12 frames ... Garnered four appearances in the postseason, tossing 5.2 innings and fanning seven batters ... Allowed just seven hits in 41 at bats (.171) with two outs on the board ... Tallied multiple strikeouts in 10 appearances ... Started against Elon (March 23) and in game three of the NCAA Greenville Super Regional versus Texas (June 12) ... Tossed 3.2 innings with five strikeouts in a 10-0 victory over UCF (April 15), combining with Jake Kuchmaner to register the shutout ... Turned in a solid effort in the NCAA Greenville Regional opener against Coppin State (June 3), allowing just one hit over four scoreless innings with a career-high six strikeouts as the Pirates won the contest 17-1 ... Registered victories over Maryland (March 6), Radford (March 9), Memphis (May 8), Houston (May 19) and Coppin State (June 3) ... Picked up his lone save of the season at UCF (April 15) ... Surrendered just two earned runs over a stretch of 14.1 innings from April 26 to June 12 ... 2022 Summer: Pitched for the Asheboro Zookeepers of the Coastal Plains League with ECU teammate Justin Wilcoxen ... Enjoyed a successful season, appearing in 10 games with two starts and compiling a 1-1 record, 3.33 ERA and 37 strikeouts against five walks in 27.0 innings ... Also notched a save ... Twirled eight strikeouts and allowed just one hits in three innings of work against the Wilson Tobs (June 22) ... Registered a one-inning save in Asheboro’s 5-4 victory over the Wilmington Sharks (July 28).

2021: Appeared in 15 games (all in relief) during first year with the program … Posted a 1-0 record with a 2.25 ERA (tied for second-best on the club) … Allowed just three runs (all earned) on six hits in 12.0 innings of work … Struck out eight batters while walking eight … Made collegiate debut against Rhode Island (Feb. 21) tossing a scoreless frame with a walk notching his first career win … Worked at least one full inning out of the bullpen seven times with a career-best 2.0 at South Florida (May 20) … Did not allow a run in 13 of 15 outings including his last 10 outings dating back to March 23 (vs. North Carolina) – a span of 8.2 innings … Struck out at least one batter in a game seven times (multiple once) … Held opponents hitless in 10 of 15 contests … Made one post-season appearance (Memphis/May 25) tossing a scoreless inning of relief where he allowed a walk and struck out one … Held opposing hitters to a .146 composite … In games played, the Pirates outscored opponents 93-80 … 2021 Summer: Played for the Woodstock River Bandits of the Valley League alongside current teammate CJ Boyd … Pitched in eight games making two starts … Posted an 0-2 record with a 7.88 ERA … Allowed 17 runs (14 earned) on 21 hits … Struck out 21 and walked six in 16.0 innings … Tossed a summer-high six innings against the Rebels (June 23) where he gave up five runs (three earned) with six punch outs … Fanned multiple batters in a game five times … Surrendered just one run over last four games which spanned 4.2 innings.

Reagan High School: Three-year lettermen and one-time team captain for Gary Nail … Prep teammate of CJ Boyd who helped the Raiders to 42-16 record … As a freshman, posted an 0-2 record in seven outings … Allowed 14 runs (11 earned) on 20 hits over 13.0 innings … Struck out 14 while walking seven … At the plate he batted .429 (15 for 35) with a home, one triple and three doubles … Scored six times while plating 11 runs in 13 games … During first year with varsity team he owned a 1-1 ledger with 25 strikeouts and posted a 3.57 ERA … Hit at a .308 clip with eight doubles … As a junior he sported a 6-1 record with 74 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a composite .237 batting average … Did not play during senior season due to an injury … Listed as one of the top players in the state by Collegiate Baseball heading into senior season … Played travel ball for Andy Partin and Trey Daly with the Dirtbags … Appeared in six games allowing two runs while striking out 34 for a 0.70 ERA … Held opposing hitters to a .166 composite batting average … Rated as the 20th-best pitching prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Tabbed as a top 500 amateur player nationally (452nd right-hander) by Perfect Game … Listed as the 20th-best player in North Carolina by Impact Baseball … Named 2019 Preseason Underclassmen High Honorable Mention All-American and 2020 Preseason All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention … Participated in several showcase events including 2017 WWBA 2020 Grads or 15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 WWBA 2020 Grads or 16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 16U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2018 WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.), 2019 WWBA 2020 Grads or 17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) … Named to a pair of all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events: 2018 WWBA 2020 Grads or 16U National Championship and 2019 WWBA 2020 Grads or 17U National Championship.

Personal: Full name is Daniel Francis Beal, but prefers to go by Danny … Born in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Scotty and Lori Beal … Has one sibling (Zoey) … Cousins Jensen Rohlfs (Occidental University/2011-14) and Ryan Sargent (Ohio University/2017-20) played collegiate baseball … Crosby Scholars … Teachers Tea Participant … A/B Honor Roll member … Eight-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2020-present) ... Named to the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams.