Daniel Beasley Class: Graduated Hometown: Milan, Tenn. High School: Milan Weight: 186 Position: Outfielder Experience: 2L B/T: R/R

2007 - JUNIOR
Appeared in 31 games for Tennessee, including a career-high five starts ... Made 15 putouts while roaming the outfield and fashioned a perfect fielding percentage ... Hit .130 on the year with three RBIs and a stolen base ... Made his first career start Feb. 11 vs. Eastern Michigan, playing centerfield and going 0-for-2 at the plate ... Started as the designated hitter vs. IPFW Feb. 24 (Game 1) and went 1-for-3 with a run ... Started in centerfield for Game 2 of the doubleheader with IPFW and logged a hit and an RBI ... Played in all three games of the Illinois-Chicago series March 2-4, with two starts in centerfield ... Had a crucial bunt single in the comeback win over Siena March 11 ... Was called upon as a defensive sub in left field at No. 1 Vanderbilt April 22 ... Entered the game at Wofford April 25 as an outfield sub and UT's No. 3 hitter; he drove in one run in the losing effort ... Saw late-game action in the outfield April 27 at LSU and also against Ole Miss on May 4 and May 6 ... Drew a walk, logged an RBI fielder's choice and made a diving catch in centerfield during UT's rout of Tennessee Temple May 8 ... Made a pinch-hit appearance against Tennessee Tech May 15 and stayed in the game to play left field ... His final action of the season came in the series-opener at Florida May 17.

2006 - SOPHOMORE
Walk-on was one of Tennessee's best defensive outfielders and was often inserted as a defensive sub late in close games ... Sported a perfect fielding percentage while playing in 24 games on the year ... Scored a run during the Vols' 21-1 rout of Tennessee Tech March 21 ... Saw outfield action in the final two games of the series at 10th-ranked Arkansas April 1-2 and also played in the series-finale with LSU April 9 ... Saw action in a pair of games against Florida and a pair of games at Georgia ... Played in two of the games against Vanderbilt ... Made an appearance as a defensive sub against Alabama May 19.

2005 - FRESHMAN
Walk-on outfielder saw action in 31 games for the Vols and was used primarily as a defensive substitute due to his strong, accurate arm ... Hit .238 in 21 at-bats with five hits and three RBIs ... Recorded eight putouts ... Made his collegiate debut during the win over Tennessee Tech Feb. 22, scoring a run ... Posted his first career RBI in the win over James Madison Feb. 25 ... Doubled and scored one run vs. Ole Miss March 27 ... Had one hit vs. UNC Asheville March 30 ... Best game came at Tennessee Tech April 20, during which he hit a two-run triple.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Milan High School in Milan, Tenn., where he was coached by Donny Joyner ... Was a member of the Bulldogs' 2004 Class AA State Championship team that went 41-3 ... Batted .320 in high school and also fashioned a 1.40 ERA on the mound ... Also starred on the gridiron, where he was named All-State, All-Region and All-West Tennessee as a wide receiver in 2003 ... Caught 36 passes for 1,055 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2003 ... Belonged to the National Honor Society ... Was awarded three college grants on Milan's Alumni Day 2004.

PERSONAL
Full name is Robert Daniel Beasley ... Born April, 16, 1986, in Milan, Tenn. ... Son of Steve and Kay Beasley ... Academic major: Business.

Year	Avg	GP	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB	ATT	PO	A	E	FLD%
2005	.238	31	0	21	2	5	1	1	0	3	8	.381	5	1	7	0	.393	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	1.000
2006	.000	24	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2	0	6	0	.222	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	1.000
2007	.130	31	5	23	2	3	0	0	0	3	3	.130	3	1	4	0	.259	0	1	1	1	15	0	0	1.000
TOTAL	.157	86	5	51	5	8	1	1	0	6	11	.216	10	2	17	0	.313	1	2	1	1	33	0	0	1.000

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