Lions Welcome Eight for Class of 2023
8/5/2019 4:17:00 PM | Baseball
Columbia has added three pitchers, two infielders, an outfielder, catcher and utility player hailing from seven different states.
Information on the baseball program's incoming class can be found below. Click here to access the complete 2020 roster.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of St. Mary's Area High School … Four-year letter winner with the Dutchmen … Named District MVP in 2018 and 2019 … Compiled 98 strikeouts in 40 innings in 2019 … Tossed three consecutive no-hitters as junior.
PERSONAL: Born October 15, 2000 … Son of Jennifer and Mike Beimel ... Has one brother, Michael … Father, Mike, played baseball at Duquesne … Cousin, Joe, had 13-year career in MLB … Enrolled at Columbia College.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2018 Graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High School ... Completed a year at the Hun School of Princeton in 2019 … Four-year letter winner with the Bulldogs … Named first team All-Prep and All-MAPL Prep after hitting .516 with three homers and 23 RBI with the Hun School … Helped Hun School to 22-2 record, No. 25 national ranking and No. 5 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region … Two-time All-Area Hitter of the Year (2018, 2019) … All-State selection after batting .413 with two dingers and 20 RBI in 2018 at Hopewell Valley … Also a two-time All-County first teamer (2017, 2018) and MVP of Mercer County Tournament.
PERSONAL: Born August 15, 2000 … Son of Jill and David Blake … Has two brothers, Patrick and Jeffery... Mother, Jill, played tennis at Richmond … Father, Dave, played tennis at The College of New Jersey … Played in American Legion World Series … Attended same high school as former WNBA Commissioner and current BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman … Enrolled at Columbia College.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Clearview Regional High School … Four-year letter winner with the Neers … Posted a .410 average with four homers as senior … Two-time All-Conference Tri-County in 2018 and 2019 … Named second team All-Group 4 in 2019 … SJ Group 4 Championship in 2016… Team captain as senior.
Personal: Born February 21, 2001 … Son of Tracy and Joseph Decker … Has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Meghan ... Enrolled in Columbia College.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando … Lettered all four years with the Hornets … Reached semifinals of 2017 and 2019 State Championship Tournament … Regional Championship runner-up in 2018 … Went all the way to State Championship Game in 2017 … 2019 Golden Glove winner and hit six homers with 18 RBI
PERSONAL: Born January 7, 2001 … Son of Erica and Joe Eberly … Has twin brother, Jackson, and another brother Keller … Enrolled at Columbia College.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Regis High School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan … Three-year letter winner … Helped Raiders take third place in the CHSAA, the highest finish ever for the school … Went 4-2 with two saves, a 2.40 ERA (25.2 IP), 49 strikeouts and held opponents to .116 batting average in 2019 … Boasted a 1.00 ERA (21.0 IP), 46 strikeouts and an opposing batting average of .074 in 2018.
PERSONAL: Born January 2, 2001 … Son of Janet and Michael Healy … Has one brother, Ryan … Attended same high school as SNL host of Weekend Update, Colin Jost … Enrolled at Columbia College.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Newton North High School … Played three years on varsity squad… Hit .365 with .452 OBP as senior … Started 43 straight games from 2018-19 … 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Northeast Honorable mention… 2019 Bay State Conference All-Star honorable mention … Team captain 2019.
PERSONAL: Born December 16, 2000 … Son of Victoria and Eugene Krylov … Has one brother, Jacob ... Mother, Victoria, attended Columbia's School of Architecture ... Both parents were born in Russia … Enrolled in Columbia College.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Coppell High School … Three-year letter winner … Won pair of District Championships in 2017 and 2018 … Perfect Game Preseason All-Region Second Team in 2019 … Invited to 2018 Texas Rangers Area Code tryouts.
PERSONAL: Born May 7, 2000 … Son of Caroline and Scott Ozymy … Has one sister, Ali, who currently attends Baylor University … Father, Scott, and uncle, Derek, each played soccer at Midwestern State … Uncle, Mark Laible, played football at Baylor from 1990-92 ... Attended same high school as current Cleveland Indians' pitcher Corey Kluber … Enrolled at Fu Foundation School of Engineering.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Dunn High School … Four-year letter winner with the Earwigs … Batted .506 with 22 stolen bases and 43 runs scored to rank among the state leaders as senior … Hit .551 with 24 steals as junior … Two-time MVP … First team All-Coast Valley League, second team All-CIF Southern Section in 2018 … Helped team set a school-record 15-game winning streak and went on to win the league … Walked off a game in 2019 Southern Sectionals with a steal of home in extra innings … Captain of team in 2019.
PERSONAL: Born February 24, 2001… Son of Kim and Todd San Jule… Has one sister, Jacqueline, who plays basketball at Wheaton College (NCAA DIII) in Illinois ... Enrolled in Columbia College.
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