Drew Beam is SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week

[Freak]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Following a complete game in the series finale against Mississippi State, Drew Beam was named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.​

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Beam got the ball for the Vols (30-14, 11-10 SEC) as they chasing their seventh consecutive victory, and second-straight weekend series sweep on Saturday against Mississippi State. The talented sophomore came out with his best stuff, allowing just three hits and one earned run in Tennessee's 13-2 seven-inning victory.​

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The game marked Beam's second career complete game, having last done so at Vanderbilt a season ago. He faced just four batters over the minimum and fanned seven Bulldogs, earning his team-leading sixth victory of the season.​

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Beam has been Tennessee's top qualifying pitcher since the beginning of SEC play. He has turned in 33.2 innings and posted a 3.48 ERA in the toughest conference in college baseball. Saturday's start marked back-to-back quality starts for the mid-state native, and he was fantastic at home in the month of April, going 20.2 innings with 13 hits allowed, four earned runs and 20 strikeouts in three starts on Rocky Top.​

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The 2022 SEC Freshman of the Year earns his second career SEC Pitcher of the Week honor, last doing so after that complete game at Vanderbilt.​

 

[knoxvol52]

Congrats Drew

 

[txbo]

Well deserved.

 

[esarmstrong]

Very few teams have a starter of the quality of Drew Beam starting the third game of any weekend SEC series. Huge advantage for TN.

 

[VOLfrombama]

He’s been the anchor for the rotation. We are lucky to have this young man on the mound.

 

[wtmvol]

Very few teams have a starter of the quality of Drew Beam starting the third game of any weekend SEC series. Huge advantage for TN.

I think including Tennessee, the number of those teams is 1.

 

[VolPack22]

Some thought he might be the weak link in the rotation. He sure proved them wrong. The stats may not say so, but he has been better than last season imo. Last year, he was always on the hump to close out a sweep whereas this season he has come in and salvaged our team from getting swept. His draft stock is going to be rising due to that. Teams always want that guy that can stop the bleeding.

 

[esarmstrong]

Some thought he might be the weak link in the rotation. He sure proved them wrong. The stats may not say so, but he has been better than last season imo. Last year, he was always on the hump to close out a sweep whereas this season he has come in and salvaged our team from getting swept. His draft stock is going to be rising due to that. Teams always want that guy that can stop the bleeding.

Saved us twice this year from being swept (Fla. and LSU series come to mind) and he finished of sweeps against aTm, Vandy and MSU.

 

[VolPack22]

Saved us twice this year from being swept (Fla. and LSU series come to mind) and he finished of sweeps against aTm, Vandy and MSU.

He also didn’t pitch bad against Missouri. All of his runs were unearned. Arkansas is the only game that got away from him this season. Other than that game, he has given up 3 earned runs or less in every outing. Take away the Arkansas game and he has a 2.21 ERA