WESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Spent two seasons playing for Head Coach Mike Jones … went 9-2 his sophomore year with a 1.95 ERA … earned first-team all conference honors … member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at St. Francis Xavier College in Canberra, Australia … graduated in 2007.

PERSONAL: Timothy Beard was born Mar. 19, 1989, in Canberra … son of Stuart and Vicki Beard … has two brothers, Simon and Damien and one sister, Hayden … major is undecided.