Name: Gordon Beckham
Class: 2009
College: Georgia
Cape Team: Yarmouth-Dennis ’07
Position: Shortstop
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 181
Bats: R
Throws: R
Summer ’07:
July 27 – Beckham started hot and hasn’t really cooled off. He leads the league with eight home runs, is second in RBI, second in slugging percentage and third in extra-base hits. He’s hitting .304 and is a major reason why Y-D has the best record in the league.
Looking Back:
Beckham hit .307 this spring and led the team with 13 home runs, 51 RBI and 23 multi-hit games. He was a freshman all-american his first year.
Links:
Dog’s Gordon a hit, in a flash (Athens Banner-Herald, March 31, 2006)
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