Prep spotlight: Brighton’s Case Beames has been money for the Bengals

Case Beames

School: Brighton

Grade: Junior

Sports: Baseball, football, basketball

A three-sport athlete, Brighton’s Case Beames has plenty to do. But no role is as prominent as the one he has on the Bengals’ baseball team.

Brighton started the season by losing two of its first three games. It’s been all about winning ever since for the Bengals, who rattled off 18 victories in a row in the aftermath of the slow start.

”I think we’re surprising a lot of people, the way we’ve played,” Beames said. “We lost the first two games of the season, but we were just getting into it. Ever since then, we’ve been rolling.”

Beames has generally been tasked to finish off three-game sets with Region 6 rivals, which are single games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

As a pitcher, Beames has upheld his end of the bargain every time, as Brighton entered May with a perfect 17-0 region record.

Beames has a 4-0 mark on the mound, with a minuscule 1.11 ERA. The junior swings a good stick too, with a .490 batting average, but it’s pitching where Beames sees his future.

”I love them both. If I play at the next level, it would be for pitching,” Beames said. “Last year, I was mainly fastball and curveball. But this year, my changeup has been just as good and I’ve been throwing it a lot more.”

A receiver for the Bengals in football, and a guard in basketball, Beames is likely to see his contributions increase exponentially during his senior year.

But he’s already arrived on the diamond.

”Yeah, it’s increased a lot, especially when I’m pitching,” he said. “I have to be locked in every game.”

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