Story by
Marlins Draft Seminoles LHP Trey Beard in 5th Round
- Story by
- Marlins Draft Seminoles LHP Trey Beard in 5th Round
(Tony Capobianco/Roundtable Sports)
Imagine how good it feels to know you will continueyour baseball career at the professional level, and get to do it in your homestate.
Florida State pitcher Trey Beard is enjoying that feeling on Sunday ashe was selected in the fifth round (pick 147) of the Major League Draft by the Miami Marlins . That is a slot valued at $496,600.00.
Advertisement
A native son of Dunedin, Florida, Beard was the Saturdaystarter for coach Link Jarrett and the Seminoles during the 2026 collegebaseball season. As a third-team All-ACC performer, Beard posted a 6-1 recordwith an ERA of 4.50. In 68 innings pitched, Beard recorded 97 strikeouts and issued24 walks. With a WHIP of 1.25, he allowed a batting average of .236.
During the season, Beard received multiple Pitcher ofthe Week honors, both in the ACC and nationally. Beard recorded a career-high14 strikeouts in a win over Wake Forest, hung nine Ks against Costal Carolina inthe Tallahassee regional, and posted eight strikeouts against Miami .
Beard caught the attention of Jarrett as a sophomoreat Florida Atlantic. In 2025, Beard was the first pitcher since 2013 to record100 or more strikeouts. Beard went 7-1 with an ERA of 3.14. He posted 118strikeouts and only 32 walks that season and allowed opposing hitters a battingaverage of .199. To start the 2025 season, Beard struck out 10+ batters in eachof his first four starts.
Advertisement
When Beard hit the transfer portal, Jarrett wasted notime bringing the talented left-hander to Tallahassee.
As of Sunday, at the beginning of the fifth round,Beard was the fourth Florida State player taken off the draft board , and the secondFSU pitcher. The 2026 Pitcher of the Year in the ACC, Wes Mendes, went to the Houston Astros in the second round (No. 57 overall) on day 1 of the MLB draft. Thatslot has a value of $1,677,400.00.
Other Seminoles drafted so far have been first basemanMyles Bailey in the second round by the Chicago Cubs , with a slot value of$1,120, 900.00, and outfielder Brayden Dowd in the third round by the ArizonaDiamondbacks , and comes with a slot value of $915,100.00.
Florida State has sent over 300 talented players tothe Major Leagues in the program's history, including a school-record 11players in the 2025 draft.
Advertisement
How is Beard's new team doing this season? The Marlinsare currently in third place in the NL East with a record of 52-44.
Join our ROUNDTABLE community! It's free to join. Share your thoughts, engage with our Roundtable writers, and chat with fellow members. Download the free Roundtable APP, and stay even more connected!
