University of South Carolina Upstate

Before USC Upstate: Transferred to USC Upstate after two seasons at Wake Tech Community College … Compiled 42 hits and a .318 batting average in 2014 for the Eagles … Also collected 14 doubles, five home runs and 32 RBIs as a sophomore … Was a three-year letterwinner at Mooresville High School.

Personal: Born February 24, 1993 in Mooresville, N.C. … Son of David and Dana Beaver … Has one brother, Chris, who played baseball at James Madison … His great uncle is Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies … Favorite food is crab legs … Favorite movie is “Rush Hour” … Favorite TV show is “Dexter” … Favorite actor is Tom Cruise … Favorite actress is Jessica Alba … Favorite musician is Drake … Favorite season is spring … Favorite sports figure is Chipper Jones … Favorite quote is “Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or puts its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is” … His dream job is to be a professional baseball player.