LJ baseball: Beau with saves record?

Beau Brown (with ball), guarded by teammate

Drake Damasco, considers a drop pass inside.

Then again, maybe he'll shoot from the outside?

(Photos by Ed Piper)

 

By Ed Piper

Beau Brown sat outside at about 15 feet.

Playing on the Lancaster family court in their backyard, the lefty quickly eyed the rim, then let fly a knuckleball attempt at the basket. It nestled into the sweet spot for a hoop.

"Sometimes you didn't know if he (Brown) wanted to be out there," said La Jolla High baseball coach Gary Frank during informal team presentations later in the evening of his earlier experiences with the quiet Brown. "(It's interesting) seeing the differences and similarities (in siblings)."

Beau, completing his junior year as a Viking, was preceded in the program by his brother Noah, who enrolled at USD during this COVID year.

But on the other hand, refraining from broadcasting his emotions openly all over his face and in his demeanor can come in handy. "It's the kind of personality you want in a closer," concluded Frank.

The La Jolla baseball program, going 24-9 this year and winning two tournaments while making the title game of a third tourney, got all the benefit. During this successful season, Beau Brown posted the second highest number of saves in the program's history, five (all five that the team had).

The lefty did it with a deft curveball and a sneaky fastball he kept down during the Vikings' final game, a 6-0 loss to San Dieguito Academy in the Division 4 playoffs in which Brown pitched the final four innings.

Beau Brown during his four innings of relief

in the Vikings' final game of the season

June 12.