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- Year:
- 2000-2002
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- Sports Played:
- Baseball Athlete
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- Induction Year:
- 2024
Bio
After a standout prep baseball career at Newport Harbor High School, Scott Beerer began the next phase of his academic and athletic careers at Orange Coast College. In 2001, Beerer – a gifted athlete who could not only hit and play outfield but could also pitch – went 5-2 with a 2.73 ERA as a freshman, with 52 strikeouts and 14 walks in 69 1/3 innings with two complete games. As an outfielder, he batted .370 with 60 hits and 24 RBI. His sophomore year, he helped guide the Pirates to a 28-12 record and a trip to the Super Regionals, where he batted .320 with 41 hits, 4 HR and 25 RBI and went 5-3 with a complete game over 49 1/3 innings as a pitcher. Following his Coast career, Beerer attended Texas A&M University, where he was played as an outfielder and pitched for the Aggies. He was named First-Team, NCAA Division I All-American Utility player, Big 12 Conference All-Star and Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year. After that season, Beerer was a second-round draft pick (47th overall) for the Colorado Rockies, where he kicked off his pitching career. After just four seasons in the minors, Beerer injured his arm did not return to baseball for three seasons. With a goal to attempt a comeback as an outfielder, Beerer returned home and worked tirelessly at OCC to get to where he needed to get to. In 2009, he returned to professional baseball as an outfielder and defied the odds. Over four seasons, he quickly moved up the ranks, earning spots at the AAA level (one level short of the big leagues), where he finished his playing career hitting .304 with 355 hits, 55 doubles, 28 home runs and 171 RBI from 2009-12.
