2010 Baseball Roster
Roster
Kenny Beese
- Position:
- Infielder/Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Coon Rapids, Minn.
- High School:
- Coon Rapids HS
2009 SEASON (JUNIOR): One of three captains for the Bison...Played 38 games and made 23 of his 25 starts at third base...Hit .250 with three doubles and eight RBIs...Had two five-game hitting streaks, including the last five games of the year...Went 2-for-3 and drove in NDSU’s only run in the 8-1 home loss to Minnesota...Knocked in the winning run with a 10th-inning single against Oral Roberts...Played "small ball" in the second game of the Western Illinois series...Placed a sacrifice bunt in his first plate appearance and got two RBI bunt singles later in the game...2008 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made nine starts at third base and three at second base in 21 games played...Hit .190 (8-for-42) with three doubles and three RBIs...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles in the 22-11 victory over Mary...Made three relief pitching appearances in double-digit losses at Oklahoma, Wichita State and Oral Roberts...Held 11th-ranked Wichita State scoreless for one inning in a 14-3 loss with one hit and one strikeout...2007 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started 20 of 37 games played, including 10 starts at third base...Hit .174 with 12 hits in 69 at-bats...Spelled the Bison pitching staff by starting Game 2 of the home Northern Iowa doubleheader...2006 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2005 from Coon Rapids High School...Two-year starter and all-conference selection as a pitcher, shortstop and third baseman for coach Jerry Coe...Hit .390 with six homers and 25 RBIs in 2005...Captain and MVP of that squad...Hit .340 with four homers and 20 RBIs as a junior...Member of the Cardinal Senate...Played three years of Legion baseball for coach Tom Yelle and Coon Rapids Post 334...Hit .380 with nine homers and 40 RBIs in 2005 with a 6-2 record and 2.50 ERA on the hill...Selected to the Twin Cities East-West Showdown at Midway Stadium...Three-year letterman and two-time all-conference pick in hockey...Also lettered twice on the gridiron...PERSONAL: Family includes two sisters, Katie and Kristine...Son of Carol Holl and Craig Beese, both of Coon Rapids, Minn...Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology.
