Alan Beck

Biography

A three-time All-Southern Conference selection and the 2003 SoCon Baseball Player of the Year, veteran assistant coach Alan Beck returned to Catamount Country as the baseball program's 11th head coach announced on June 10, 2022. Beck returns to Cullowhee after spending the last seven seasons at Georgia Southern University coaching alongside fellow WCU alum Rodney Hennon, who had recruited Beck to play at WCU. As the associate head coach, Beck was primarily responsible for the Eagles' hitting in Statesboro and was a part of the 41-win 2022 Eagle squad that hosted an NCAA Regional – a first for Georgia Southern. Beck ended his four-year playing career as one of the most outstanding hitters in both Western Carolina and Southern Conference history, ranking in the top-10 in multiple statistical categories including third in career runs (216) and tied for third in career RBI (222). In 2003, Beck won SoCon Player of the Year honors, leading the SoCon in home runs (18), RBIs (71), runs scored (67), and walks (45). The Baltimore Orioles selected Beck in the 16th round (464th overall pick) of the 2003 MLB draft. Prior to Georgia Southern, Beck helped guide Western Carolina through an era of dominance in the Southern Conference which included regular-season championships in 2013 and 2014. Beck completed his undergraduate degree from Western Carolina University in 2004, receiving his B.S. in Sport Management, and later attained his Master's degree, earning an M.A. in Education in 2006.