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Drew Beam selected by Royals in 2024 MLB draft

Former Tennessee baseball pitcher Drew Beam drafted by Kansas City.

The 2024 Major League Baseball draft is taking place Sunday-Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft is being held in conjunction with MLB’s All-Star Game on Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Former Tennessee pitcher Drew Beam was selected by Kansas City in the third-round (No. 76 overall) on Monday.

Beam (26-8) appeared in 52 games, including 51 starts for the Vols from 2022-24. He recorded 249 strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA last season.

Tennessee won its first national championship in program history during the 2024 campaign.

The Vols also won the Southeastern Conference East division, the SEC regular-season championship and SEC Tournament last season.

PHOTOS: Tennessee baseball celebrates winning national championship

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Drew Beam discusses pitching performance in College World Series

Tennessee baseball pitcher Drew Beam recaps win against North Carolina in the College World Series.

Drew Beam (9-2) made his first start for Tennessee (57-12) in the 2024 College World Series on Sunday.

He pitched five innings in the Vols’, 6-1, win against North Carolina (48-15) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

Beam recorded seven strikeouts and totaled 73 pitches (53 strikes) against 21 batters.

“Felt really good early on,” Beam said. “Cal (Stark) called a great game behind the plate. We had pretty much everything going. I was just trusting with what he had game planned and we had game planned with and we were going with it.

They put some good swings on balls, especially that ball to center field. (Hunter) Ensley made a really good catch. The defense played well behind me. That helped me out in some situations, and the, I guess, the time break was unfortunate, but it is just what happens. It’s baseball. There’s always something that’s going to happen. I went down to the pen. I got loose and just Vance (Honeycutt) made a really good swing on that pitch. Backed up a cutter and he made a good swing. Then coach made the call and Kirby (Connell) got me out of it. I was happy that the guys behind me had my back.”

PHOTOS: Tennessee baseball defeats North Carolina in College World Series

Jun 16, 2024; Omaha, NE, USA; Tennessee Volunteers starting pitcher Drew Beam (32) throws against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first inning at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports

Drew Beam recaps pitching performance versus South Carolina

Tennessee pitcher Drew Beam recaps pitching performance in game No. 2 versus South Carolina baseball.

No. 1 Tennessee (45-10, 21-8 SEC) completed a series win against No. 23 South Carolina (33-20, 13-16 SEC). The Vols were victorious, 8-3, on Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Drew Beam (8-2) started for Tennessee, pitching six innings, and recorded four strikeouts. He totaled 104 pitches, including 59 strikes, against 25 batters.

“I think just a day of adjustments early on,” Beam said. “I thought a lot of pitches got behind the counts, and then kind of made that adjustment about halfway through the outing, and started getting ahead in the count throwing first pitch strikes. That helped me get ahead and lowered my pitch count throughout the innings.”

READ: SEC baseball standings entering final day of 2024 regular-season

Beam’s entire postgame media availability can be watched below.

Drew Beam recaps pitching performance against Missouri

Tennessee pitcher Drew Beam recaps eight-strikeout performance against Missouri baseball.

No. 3 Tennessee (36-7, 14-6 SEC) defeated Missouri (19-25, 6-14 SEC), 3-2, on Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Drew Beam (6-1) started and pitched 7.1 innings for the Vols. He allowed two runs, six hits and one walk, while recording eight strikeouts. Beam totaled 106 pitches, including 70 strikes, against 29 batters.

“Early, was having a little control issues, so I had to work through some of that,” Beam said. “Got a little more comfortable towards the end of the game there. About the fourth inning, made an adjustment, figured some things out, but spinning the curveball really well and found the change up there in the last couple innings and that really helped me there late.”

Beam’s postgame media availability can be watched below.

Vols defeat Missouri to win SEC series

Tennessee baseball defeats Missouri to win SEC series.

No. 3 Tennessee (36-7, 14-6 SEC) defeated Missouri (19-25, 6-14 SEC), 3-2, Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The Vols clinched a series win against Missouri. Tennessee also won its fifth consecutive contest and recorded eight hits in game No. 2 against the Tigers.

Dean Curley went 2-for-4. He scored one run, while Cal Stark went 1-for-3. Stark recorded one double and one RBI.

Dylan Dreiling went 1-for-3. He recorded one run, while Billy Amick went 2-for-4 for the Vols.

Missouri’s Trevor Austin hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning.

Drew Beam (6-1) pitched 7.1 innings for the Vols. He allowed two runs, six hits and one walk, while recording eight strikeouts.

Aaron Combs recorded the final out of the contest, earning his second save of the season.

Ole Miss defeats Vols to tie series

Ole Miss baseball defeats the Vols to tie series.

Ole Miss (17-7, 3-2 SEC) defeated No. 7 Tennessee (20-4, 2-3 SEC), 8-5, Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The Rebels tied the Southeastern Conference series.

Hunter Ensley went 3-for-4 and recorded one home run, one double, two RBIs and one run for the Vols.

Blake Burke went 1-for-4, recoding one run and one stolen base, while Kavares Tears went 1-for-4 and recorded one run. Billy Amick went 1-for-4 and scored one run for Tennessee.

AJ Russell (0-1) pitched three innings and allowed four runs, two hits and six walks. He recorded three strikeouts for Tennessee.

Drew Beam started for the Vols and pitched 5.1 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) and six hits. He recorded five strikeouts.

Alabama ends Tennessee’s 17-game win streak

Alabama ends Tennessee’s 17-game win streak.

No. 12 Alabama (16-3, 1-1 SEC) defeated No. 6 Tennessee (18-2, 1-1 SEC), 6-3, Saturday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Alabama tied the series and ended the Vols’ 17-game win streak.

Tennessee left the bases loaded in the first inning and stranded nine runners on base in the contest.

Christian Moore went 4-for-5 and hit one home run and one double, while Robin Villeneuve went 1-for-4 and hit one home run for the Vols.

Blake Burke went 2-for-5 and recorded one double.

Drew Beam pitched a complete game for the Vols. He pitched eight innings and allowed six runs (five earned), eight hits and two walks, while recording six strikeouts.

Drew Beam discusses nine-strikeout win versus Bowling Green

Drew Beam discusses nine-strikeout win versus Bowling Green.

No. 8 Tennessee (10-1) completed a series win versus Bowling Green (2-6).

The Vols run-ruled Bowling Green, 12-1 in seven innings, on Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Tennessee also defeated the Falcons, 11-1 in eight innings, in game No. 1 on Friday.

Sunday’s series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+. Andy Brock (play-by-play) and Caylan Arnold (analyst) will be on the call.

PHOTOS: Tennessee baseball wins series against Bowling Green

Drew Beam (2-0) started for Tennessee in game No. 2 and pitched six innings, recording nine strikeouts. He totaled 80 pitches, including 58 strikes, against 23 batters.

Beam met with media after earning his second win of the season. His postgame media availability can be watched below.

Vols run-rule Bowling Green for ninth consecutive win

Tennessee run-rules Bowling Green for series win.

No. 8 Tennessee (10-1) defeated Bowling Green (2-6), 12-1 in seven innings, Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Saturday’s win is Tennessee’s ninth consecutive and second straight run-rule win over the Falcons.

Blake Burke went 3-for-4 with two home runs, one double, three runs and two RBIs for Tennessee. Billy Amick also went 3-for-3, recording one home run, one double, three runs and two RBIs.

Tennessee second baseman Christian Moore hit a home run.

The Vols recorded 14 hits in the contest.

Drew Beam started for Tennessee and pitched six innings. He allowed five hits, one earned run and one walk, while recording nine strikeouts.

Aaron Combs pitched the seventh inning for the Vols and recorded one strikeout.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Drew Beam records first win in 2024

Tennessee pitcher Drew Beam records first win in 2024.

No. 8 Tennessee (6-1) defeated Albany (0-2), 21-6, on Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

Junior pitcher Drew Beam (1-0) made his second start of the season for Tennessee. He earned his first win of the 2024 campaign.

Beam totaled 71 pitches, including 53 strikes, in five innings. He recorded four strikeouts against 21 batters.

The Vols totaled 15 hits in the contest. Kavares Tears, Robin Villeneuve, Dean Curley and Dalton Bargo hit home runs for Tennessee.

Saturday’s contest was the second of a three-game series between Tennessee and the Great Danes. The series finale is slated for Sunday at 1 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire