TERRE HAUTE, IND. - The next step in Carter Beck's baseball journey will be with the Indiana State University Sycamores, a Division 1 NCAA program located in Terre Haute, Ind.
Indiana State announced on Monday that Beck, who hails from Carnduff, had signed with the Sycamores by way of the University of Mary Marauders in Bismarck, N.D. Beck, who hails from Carnduff, hit .349 over 49 starts in his inaugural collegiate baseball season, finishing second on the team with 66 hits and 12 home runs, while pacing the Marauders with 53 runs batted in.
Beck added a .634 slugging percentage and .432 on-base percentage, while going 11-for-11 on stolen base attempts.
He earned the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Freshman of the Year Award and second-team all-conference honours. He also earned the University of Mary Rookie of the Year recognition.
Beck played with the Southeast U18 AAA Twins prior to joining the University of Mary, and was named the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League's MVP and top hitter in 2022 and 2023. He was also awarded the Canada Cup top hitter award.
He is currently playing for the Saskatoon Berries of the Western Canada Baseball League.
In addition to baseball, he also competed in hockey, volleyball, and track and field, winning the tetrathlon at the 2023 Saskatchewan High Schools Athletics Association's provincial meet.
Beck plans on majoring in business marketing at Indiana State. He is the son of Blair and Tara Beck.
