Jason Beck

Jason Beck is entering his eighth year as the head coach of the Montreat baseball program in 2023-24 after initially being hired in July of 2016. Prior to the 2020-21 academic year, Beck also took on the title of Associate Director of Athletics.

YEAR-BY-YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

2023

• Went 27-24 (14-14 AAC) in his 25th season as a collegiate head baseball coach.
• Captured the No. 5 seed in the AAC Tournament as the Cavs went 1-2 to finish among the final six AAC teams.
• Montreat claimed back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2008-09.
• 14 AAC wins were the program's most in a single season since 2005.
• Defeated No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan for the first time since 2012 (9-3 win on 4/20).
• Athlete achievements: 1 no-hitter (at Warner on 2/10), 1 First Team All-AAC, 1 Second Team All-AAC, 1 AAC All-Tournament Team, 1 AAC Player of the Week, 1 AAC Pitcher of the Week, 1 NAIA Ball Pitcher of the Week, 2 CSC Academic All-District® Team honorees, 8 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 19 AAC All-Academic Team members.

2022

• Went 33-26 (13-17 AAC) on the year, racking up Montreat's most overall wins in a single season since 2008.
• Snagged the No. 9 seed in the AAC Tournament and went 2-2 to finish among the final six AAC teams.
• Began the year 7-0, the program's best start to a season since at least 2004.
• Defeated No. 11 Georgia Gwinnett, the NAIA's reigning national champion (4-3 win on 4/15).
• Garnered ABCA Team Academic Excellence recognition.
• Athlete achievements: 1 First Team All-AAC, 2 Second Team All-AAC, 1 All-AAC Gold Glove Team, 2 AAC Pitcher of the Week awards, 1 AAC Player of the Week, 2 CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team honorees, 10 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 19 AAC All-Academic Team members.

2021

• Went 21-27 (10-17 AAC) during the season.
• Athlete achievements: 1 All-AAC Gold Glove Team honor, 1 AAC Pitcher of the Week and 14 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

2020

• Went 14-12 (1-5 AAC) during the COVID-19 shortened season.
• Athlete achievements: 2 AAC Pitcher of the Week awards, 6 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 6 AAC All-Academic Team members.

2019

• Went 25-28 (8-19 AAC) on the year.
• Athlete achievements: 1 no-hitter (vs. Cincinnati Christian on 2/9).

2018

• Went 22-31 (9-18 AAC) during the season.
• Clinched program's first AAC Tournament berth since 2013.
• First Montreat baseball played selected in MLB Draft since 2002 (Kevynn Arias-Liriano in 40th Round).
• Athlete achievements: 2 Second Team All-AAC athletes and 5 AAC All-Academic Team members.

2017

• Went 19-30 (7-20 AAC) on the year.
• Athlete achievements: 2 Second Team All-AAC athletes and 2 AAC All-Academic Team members.

PRIOR TO MONTREAT

Prior to Montreat, Beck led the Southeastern University (Fla.) Fire for 12 seasons. In 2014, Beck led Southeastern to its first Sun Conference Championship in program history. That conference title gave the Fire their first bid to the NAIA National Tournament, where they competed in the Lawrenceville, Ga. Opening Round bracket. The Fire went 2-2, falling twice to the hosts, Georgia Gwinnett, which ended their season at 46-16.

In his first five years at Southeastern, Beck guided the Fire to four NCCAA D-II National Championships. While competing in the NCCAA D-II South Region from 2005-09, Beck went 82–12 with four South Region titles. During that span, Southeastern owned a remarkable 21–2 record in the NCCAA D-II National Tournament.

Prior to coaching at Southeastern, Beck also spent some time at his alma mater, Nyack College, in Nyack, N.Y. As a coach, Beck accumulated a 134–125 record at Nyack, winning the NCAA Division II Conference Championship in 2004. Beck played for Nyack College from 1989 to 1992, where he starred as a pitcher and first baseman and was named team captain his sophomore year.

Additionally, Beck has witnessed 11 of his players going on to sign MLB contracts, most notably Dee Strange-Gordon. In his final season at Southeastern, Beck witnessed Chris Mattison, his NAIA All-America Honorable Mention first baseman, get drafted in the 16th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. More than 20 other players have gone on to sign other free agent or independent league contracts.

Coach Beck and his wife, Debbie, have been married for 25+ years and have two children, Gavin and Kelsey.