Genevieve Beacom

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5+13 innings with eight strikeouts. Australia went 2–3 and did not advance to the finals. [9]

College career

On March 22, 2024, Beacom committed to East Central College, a D-II community college, to play for the Falcons college baseball team. [11]

Beacom played in the college's softball team for the 2025 season, starting at first base, [12] [13] while redshirting for the baseball team. [14] [15] She led the team to a 30-17 record, and was a First Team All-League selection in the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference. [16]

On July 9, 2025, Beacom signed with the D-I Oregon State Beavers softball team ahead of the 2026 season. [16]

Personal life

Beacom's brother Sam played college baseball for Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington. [2] In an interview with MLB Network in January 2022, she stated her favourite baseball team is the Atlanta Braves, and her favourite player is Gerrit Cole. [17] She graduated from Flinders Christian community college in Tyabb, Victoria in 2022. She stated she would like to study psychology at a university in the United States. [8]

References

  1. "Roster | Melbourne Aces". melbourneaces.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Waldstein, David (12 January 2022). "'Genevieve Is Pitching Because She Can Get Outs'". The New York Times.
  3. 1 2 3 Axisa, Mike (9 January 2022). "Genevieve Beacom, 17, becomes first woman to pitch for a professional baseball team in Australia". CBS.
  4. 1 2 Bennett, Russell (10 January 2022). "Melbourne teen blazes trail as first female to pitch in Australian Baseball League". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. 1 2 3 "Genevieve Beacom Signs with the Melbourne Aces as a Development Player". Melbourne Aces. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. "Beacom becomes 1st female pitcher for an Australian pro team". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 10 January 2022.
  7. Sterling, Wayne (9 January 2022). "Genevieve Beacom becomes first woman to pitch in the Australian Baseball League". CNN.
  8. 1 2 Delahunty, Erin (6 May 2023). "Australia's baseball prodigy has a fastball that could take her to the major leagues". The Guardian.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Clair, Michael (17 August 2023). "Australia's two-way superstar Genevieve Beacom drawing Ohtani comparisons". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
  10. "Women's Baseball Update Emeralds 2023 World Cup Squad Announcement". baseball.com.au. Baseball Australia. 30 April 2023.
  11. "Australian two-way fireballer Genevieve Beacom commits to college baseball". mlb.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. "Genevieve Beacom – ECC Athletics" . Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  13. Battle, Bill (24 February 2025). "ECC softball looks to start season". The Missourian. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  14. "Genevieve Beacom – ECC Athletics" . Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  15. Battle, Bill (22 February 2025). "Miller leads ECC baseball Falcons into Oklahoma opener". The Missourian. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Beacom Signs With Beavers". OSU Beavers . 9 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  17. "Genevieve Beacom – the 1st woman to play professional baseball in Australia". MLB Network. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022 via YouTube.
Genevieve Beacom
Pitcher
Born: (2004-10-30) October 30, 2004 (age 20)
Melbourne, Australia
Australian Baseball League debut
8 January, 2022, for the  Melbourne Aces