Micah Beyer Archives

Men’s Athlete of the Year: Baseball’s Micah Beyer

The starting pitcher has shut down opponents throughout the season with dominant performances.

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • April 25, 2018

Senior Micah Beyer entered the 2018 season coming off of three straight .500 seasons with at least a 4.26 ERA, but with the departure of star pitcher (and last year’s athlete of the year) Jimmy Gallarda, someone needed to step up into the ace role. Beyer answered that call, becoming the Eagles’...

Dixie State pulls away late to beat baseball

Austin Green, Managing Editor • April 20, 2018

As their first NCAA Division II season starts winding down, the baseball team finds itself clinging to a fourth-place spot in the PacWest and needing, like every Biola sport, a top-five finish in conference to quality for playoffs via the National Christian College Athletic Association. The Eagles’...

Gallegos gives baseball victory over Hawks

Austin Green, Managing Editor • April 14, 2018

Senior starting pitcher Micah Beyer did not perform his sharpest and the Eagles struggled to get runs across for most of the game against their opponent’s ace, but baseball still came out with a 4-2 win over the Holy Names University Hawks after freshman designated hitter Ryan Gallegos’ three-run...

Baseball drops series to CBU

The Eagles take their first PacWest series loss against a traditional powerhouse.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • April 10, 2018

After taking the first of their four games at the California Baptist University Lancers on April 5, the Eagles suffered their worst loss of the season on April 6 and could not recover, dropping the next two games as their offense sputtered. CBU leapfrogged the Eagles in the PacWest standings over...

Baseball sinks Sea Lions in duel for the ages

Eagles only needed one run to get a huge conference win over Point Loma.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • March 29, 2018

Whereas Major League Baseball’s opening day would have normally pushed an NCAA Division II contest to the baseball backburner, Biola and Point Loma Nazarene University delivered as good a game as any playing out across professional stadiums on March 29. The Eagles won the first of their four-game PacWest tilt...

Baseball takes game one against Art U

Austin Green, Managing Editor • March 23, 2018

Thanks to forecasted rain in La Mirada, Calif., the baseball team took care of business in the opener of its four-game “home” series against the Academy of Art University Urban Knights at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, Calif. The Eagles rode some early offense and another dominant...

Baseball splits series with FPU

The Eagles’ offense proves inconsistent in Fresno.

March 20, 2018

Baseball got its first taste of PacWest action on the mainland on March 15-17, heading up to Fresno, Calif. and dodging the rain for a four-game series against the Fresno Pacific University Sunbirds. The Eagles went 2-2 on the trip, splitting Thursday and Saturday doubleheaders to move their conference...

Behind the plate with Baseball’s Anj Bourgeois

Eagles’ catcher shares the process of converting to a new position.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • March 13, 2018

Squatting next to his equipment bag near a deserted Eagles Diamond on a Friday morning, junior catcher Anj Bourgeois perks his head up to greet a visitor who has come to watch him go through drills. Not only does Bourgeois welcome the distraction, but he shows genuine interest in getting to better know...

Baseball takes three more in Hilo

The Eagles relied on their stars to win their last series in Hawaii.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • March 5, 2018

Baseball did it all in their wild four-game series at the University of Hawaii at Hilo on March 2-3. After getting blown out in the opener, the Eagles won the next three games behind hot hitting, late rallies and the continued excellence of senior ace pitcher Micah Beyer. VIDEO GAME NUMBERS The...

Athlete of the Week: Baseball’s Micah Beyer

The pitcher efficiently overwhelmed his opponents as he showed why he is the Eagles’ ace.

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • February 20, 2018

Senior starting pitcher Micah Beyer put in the pitching performance of the team’s young season so far in a 13-2 win over Bethesda College on Feb. 16. From the start, Beyer locked into another level of play, striking out four batters in the first three innings while not allowing a single hit. In...

Beyer’s gem propels baseball past Bethesda

The senior ace led the way for the Eagles with one of the best starts of his career.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • February 19, 2018

Judging by the way senior pitcher Micah Beyer overwhelmed the Bethesda University Flames on Feb. 16, nobody could have guessed that it marked his first ever Friday start as Biola’s ace. The right-hander cruised through eight dominant frames, retiring the first 15 batters he faced and finishing with...

Baseball falters late in Cornerstone Cup opener

Eagles give up six runs to Azusa Pacific in the final two innings of their season-opening loss.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • February 8, 2018

Baseball started its inaugural NCAA season on the biggest stage possible: a marquee midday matchup against the hated Azusa Pacific University Cougars at Eagles Diamond. The Eagles’ bullpen blew a 4-1 lead in the eighth and ninth innings to the Cougars, and a rally in the ninth inning fell just...