Northern Illinois University Athletics

2011: Made 41 starts in 47 total appearances ... Primarily played second base ... Made two starts in the outfield ... Recorded 34 hits during the season for a .246 batting average ... Walked 25 times and had an on-base percentage of .374 ... Tied for team lead in sacrifice flies, five ... Drove in 20 runs and scored 24 ... Also hit five doubles and three triples ... Had eight multi-hit games ... Recorded 61 putouts in the field and 107 assists ... Went 2-for-5 and recorded three RBI in the Huskies 15-14 victory over Illinois (March 18) ... Also batted in three runs against Ohio on one hit and three walks in Northern Illinois[apos] 19-10 win (April 17) ... Recorded three hits for the Huskies during the MAC Tournament, including one double ... Had a season-high four putouts versus UC Riverside at the Coca Cola Classic in Surprise, Ariz. (March 5) ... Had a five-game hitting streak May 6-14.

2010: Knocked in the Huskies[apos] lone run at Arizona State (2/20) ... Provided the Huskies only mulit-hit performance and scored in the first game of a doubleheader at Southern Illinois (3/20) ... Singled twice and drove in a pair in the second game at Southern Illinois (3/20) ... Rapped two singles and scored vs. Milwaukee (3/24) ... Dropped in the game-winning hit at Bowling Green (3/26) ... Smashed an RBI double vs. Buffalo (4/3) ... Tripled, scored, and knocked in a run at Illinois State (4/6) ... Collected a pair of singles vs. Ohio (4/17) ... Recorded three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two at Iowa (4/2) ... Enjoyed a two-hit afternoon and scored a run vs. Central Michigan (4/30) ... Notched a three-hit performance and stole his second base of the year vs. Eastern Michigan (5/7) ... Continued to hammer Eagles pitching with his first collegiate longball vs. Eastern Michigan (5/8) ... Ranked fifth on the team in RBIs (20).

2009: Hit .227 with 27 hits, 16 runs, eight RBI, four doubles and 24 walks in 44 games, 33 starts ... Made Huskie debut against Mississippi State (2/20), posting three walks and a hit in four plate appearances ... Scored twice and knocked in two more vs. SIU (3/6) ... Had a 2-for-4 day with a run at Saint Louis (3/10) ... Knocked in a run on a base hit and scored a run at Southeast Missouri (3/15) ... Recorded a season-high three hits in a win vs. Buffalo (3/21) ... Drove in a pair of runs vs. Bowling Green (3/27) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. Toledo (4/18) ... Finished third on the team in walks (24).

High School: Earned all-state honors and was a two-time first team all-conference and all-area selection ... Two-time team captain ... Collected IHSBCA All-State, first team All-Western Sun Conference, and Daily Herald and IHSBCA all-area accolades as a junior ... Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as Illinois[apos] No. 53 prospect ... Played for Team Illinois at the Jack Kaiser All-Star Game ... Earned team[apos]s Bulldog Award after hitting .505 with 55 hits, 42 runs scored and four home runs during his junior year ... Named team MVP and first team all-conference, and garnered all-area selection by the Daily Herald and IHSBCA as a sophomore ... Set the school season record with a .530 batting average while totaling 61 hits, 33 runs and two home runs in his sophomore season ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Aug. 21, 1990 ... Parents are Peter and Janice Beckmann ... Aspires to become a baseball coach.