Youngstown State baseball student-athletes Nathan Beckley and Brayden Kuriger were each named to the 2025 #HLBASE All-Tournament Team for their performance during the 2025 Horizon League Baseball Championship, which concluded on Saturday from Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.
Beckley, a redshirt sophomore utility player from Aliso Viejo, Calif., slashed .615/.600/1.462 with eight hits in 13 at bats over three games played during his first Horizon League Tournament. The Golden West College transfer recorded three doubles, one triple, two home runs, 10 RBIs, three runs scored, two stolen bases and 19 total bases while starting all three games at first base.
Beckley went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in his HL Tournament debut against Oakland on Wednesday. He followed that by going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBIs in YSU's 13-8 elimination game victory over Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday night. Beckley concluded the tournament by going 3-for-5 with a double and a home run and matching his career high with six RBIs against Oakland on Thursday night. He hit a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings. Beckley also set a new YSU single-game HL Tournament record with his six RBIs against Oakland on Thursday.
Kuriger, a junior outfielder from Gonzales, La., slashed .500/.600/1.000 with six hits in 12 at bats over three games in his debut at the Horizon League Tournament. The Nicholls transfer compiled one double, one triple, one home run, four RBIs, seven runs scored, three walks, one stolen base and 12 total bases while starting all three games in left field.
Kuriger tripled and scored a run in the opening round against Oakland on Wednesday before going 1-for-3 with a two-run double, two walks and two runs scored on YSU's 13-8 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday night. He finished the tournament by going 4-for-5 with a home run, a walk, two RBIs and four runs scored against Oakland on Thursday night. Kuriger matched his season and career high with four hits in YSU's tournament finale on Thursday.
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