Northeastern University Athletics

AWARDS / ACCOLADES
CAA Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
All-CAA Second Team (2024)
Program Record holder: Career HBP (58) | HBP in a season (36, 2024)*

2024:

• Appeared in 53 of Northeastern's 55 games on the year, starting 52 of them
• Posted a career-best .311 batting average on the season with six doubles a triple, and three home runs
• Held a team-high .515 OBP with 36 HBP's (*program record, third-most in NCAA all-time) and 43 walks to just 37 strikeouts
• Named conference Defensive Player of the Year with 218 error-less chances, 135 assists, and a .995 fielding percentage at second base
• Belted a career-high four hits in Northeastern's 7-0 victory at Georgia Tech (3/6/24)
• Perfect 13-for-13 on stolen bases

2023:

• Made 53 appearances, 46 starts for the Huskies
• Had a career-high three homers and 33 RBI on the year 
• Went 1-for-3 with a grand slam against Indiana State (2/25, game one)
• Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI against Monmouth (3/31, game two)
• Committed just four errors on 206 chances for a .981 fielding percentage - was involved in 28 double plays and had 72 putouts
• Started all seven of Northeastern's postseason contests, including a 2-for-5 day with a run and an RBI against Elon in the CAA lower bracket finals.

2022:

• Started all 60 games he played in this season (1st in the CAA)
• On the team (hitting), tied for 2nd in RBIs (30), 2nd in total at-bats (205),4th in OPS (.681), 3rd in hits (48), tied for 2nd in RBIs (30) and 3rd in total bases (63)
• On the team (fielding), 3rd in catches (260), 3rd in putouts (103), 2nd in assists (151) and 1st in double plays (34)
• In the CAA, sixth in total at-bats, 15th in catches, 2nd in assists and tied for 2nd in double plays
• Finished the season with a .234 batting average
• Went 3 for 4 scoring one run recording two RBIs and a stolen base against NC State (3/05)
• Hit a triple against Hofstra (5/06)
• Had 6 RBIs including a home run in a win against Harvard (4/12)

Before Northeastern: Played in 13 games at Kansas State, making six starts at shortstop in his freshman season ... Attended Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts ... A three-sport star, lettered in baseball, hockey and soccer at Groton School ... Named All-Independent School League and All-New England while being voted team MVP his junior season ... Earned All-ISL honors in hockey as a senior and was a two-time team captain ... Broke single season points record (57) for Groton School hockey in 2020.

Personal: Son of Brenden and Olga Beckstein ... Has two siblings, Karenna Beckstein and Alexa Beckstein ...  Father Brended played baseball at Providence College (1986-90) ... Grandfather Arthur played basketball at Quinnipiac.

Why NU? Prestigious academic institution ... Top New England baseball program ... Located in Boston.