Gordon Beckham
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| Born: September 16, 1986 Atlanta, Georgia |
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James Gordon Beckham (born September 16, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a baseball shortstop, currently playing for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. He was the eighth overall selection of the 2008 MLB Draft, where he was picked up by the Chicago White Sox.
As a freshman in 2006, Gordon started all 70 games at shortstop, helpng to lead the Bulldogs to the College World Series. He was named a Freshman All-American that year. As a sophomore, he started all 56 games that Georgia played. As a junior, he was the only unanimous selection to the All-SEC First Team and was selected as the SEC Player of the Year. He was also selected as an All-American, an Academic All-American, a Finalist for the NCAA Player of the Year and a Finalst for the Golden Spikes Award. He led the NCAA in home runs that year, setting the school's single season home run record (26) and tied the school record for most home runs in a career (51) against NC State on June 8th, 2008. This home run came on his last at-bat at his home Foley Field, after which he received a curtain call.
Before UGA, Beckham played quarterback for the Westminster Wildcats (like his father, who went on to play quarterback for the University of South Carolina). In 2004, Gordon led the Wildcats to its' first and only undefeated season.
