Baseball

JUNIOR (2017): Made 26 appearances and two starts ... hit .167 with his first-career home run and three runs batted in ... scored six runs on the year ... his first collegiate home run was a three-run shot on May 1 against then-No. 19 Arizona ... scored two runs in Santa Clara's thrilling upset of then-No. 23 San Diego on March 26 ... scored one run in each of the three wins at Pepperdine as the Broncos swept the Waves (April 28-30).

SOPHOMORE (2016): Made 28 appearances and five starts ... hit .095 with two RBIs and three runs scored ... recorded his first RBI of the season on a hit by pitch with the bases loaded vs. UMass Lowell March 12 ... singled, stole a base and scored a run at Hawai'i March 24 ... pinch hit and recorded an RBI triple vs. Cal Poly April 5.

FRESHMAN (2015): Made 49 appearances and 20 starts ... hit .229 with nine RBIs and six runs scored ... was a perfect 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts for the most steals by a Bronco who did not get thrown out ... tied for second on the team in stolen bases (Grant Meylan) ... started 20 straight games to close out the season ... hit .303 (20-for-66) from April 7 - May 16 ... drove in a run in a 7-6 victory at defending national champion and unanimous preseason No. 1 Vanderbilt Feb. 14 (Game 1 of a doubleheader) … singled at Vanderbilt Feb. 14 (Game 2 of a doubleheader) … singled, drove in two runs and scored vs. Eastern Michigan March 1 (Game 2 of a doubleheader) … singled and drove in a run at Cal Poly March 3 … doubled and drove in a run at Kansas State March 7 … singled, drove in a run and stole a base vs. Pacific March 29 … singled and drove in a run at Pepperdine April 11 … went 3-for-4 with a walk, including a walk-off RBI single to defeat Stanford April 14 … went 2-for-3 with a stolen base at No. 6 TCU April 18 (Game 1 of a doubleheader) … singled, walked and scored a run vs. Gonzaga April 26 … doubled, walked and drove in a run at St. Mary’s May 2 … went 2-for-4 at St. Mary’s May 3 … went 2-for-4, stole two bases and scored a run at Portland May 8 … walked and scored a run at Portland May 10 … singled and scored a run at San Jose State May 12 … singled and scored a run vs. BYU May 14 … went 2-for-4 vs. BYU May 16.

PHOTOS: 2015 | 2016

PRIOR TO SCU: Graduated from Downers Grove South High School in 2014 … in 2013 hit .381 … recorded season totals of 24 RBIs, 21 runs scored, 12 doubles, one home run … earned all-conference honors for the second consecutive year … 31-8 record … entered playoffs as No.1 seed and reached the section semifinal.

PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Tracy Becht … has two younger brothers, Peter and Anthony …interested in all types of sports from baseball to Frisbee golf … involved with the National Honor Society as well as Superfans and DECA … career goals include playing professional baseball and working for a tech company in Silicon Valley.

WHY BECHT CHOSE SANTA CLARA: “My road to Santa Clara was an unexpected one. I am a kid from Illinois who was looking at schools only in my region. I liked the other schools but did not have that feeling when you know it was the one. Once I talked to the coaches at Santa Clara I immediately got that feeling. They were great guys who I wanted to play for. The combination of high academics, a baseball opportunity, and an incredible campus made Santa Clara the perfect college choice for me. I am ecstatic about attending and playing for the school and cannot wait to step on campus.”

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH GABE RIBAS ON BECHT: “Joe is a guy that impressed us from the first time we saw him. He is a great athlete with huge leadership skills. He isn’t afraid to push people around him and demand the best from all of his teammates. Joe does the little things really well, and once we get him out of the snow and ice of Illinois we think he will really develop his skills in a hurry.”