FAU LHP Trey Beard commits to Florida State from NCAA Transfer Portal

FAU LHP Trey Beard spent a week available in the NCAA Transfer Portal. Now, his recruitment over with his decision, to stay in-state at that, being made.

Beard has committed to Florida State from out of the NCAA Transfer Portal. He made that announcement with a video posted on social media on Friday morning.

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“K Time,” Beard captioned the post.

Beard entered his name into the portal earlier this month on June 5th. He did so with a do-not-contact tag per On3’s Pete Nakos. Now, after having momentum in this recruitment per sources speaking to Nakos on Tuesday, FSU has earned the commitment of Beard.

Beard spent a pair of underclassman seasons at Florida Atlantic. He appeared in 32 games, 30 being starts with a record of 11-5, while in Boca Raton. He’d, during that career there, post an ERA of 4.16 with 186 strikeouts across a total of 151.1 innings pitched. That includes an even better season this past year as a sophomore, posting an ERA of 3.14 with 118 strikeouts, both being among the best this year in college baseball, over 86 innings pitched in being a selection to the All-AAC First Team.

Beard is now an in-state addition to the roster. That’s with him being a native of Dunedin, Florida down around Tampa.

Florida State is coming off of a 42-16 (.724) season in year three under Link Jarrett, bringing his record to this point back at his alma mater to 114-64 (.640). The Seminoles returned to the College World Series with an appearance in 2024 and nearly made it back to Omaha in 2025 before losing to Oregon State in the Corvallis Super Regional at 2-1.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

More on Beard’s commitment to Florida State

Florida State Baseball is losing arguably the top pitcher in the country. So, the Seminoles went out and got one of the best arms in the transfer portal to try to help fill their void as Florida Atlantic University’s Trey Beard announced on Friday that he would be joining the Seminoles in 2026.

Beard, a 6-foot-2 left-hander, went 7-1 for the Owls in 2025. He had an ERA of 3.14 and recorded 118 strikeouts in 86.1 innings pitched. He also had a batting-average-against of .199, which was one of the best numbers in the nation for a starting pitcher. His WHIP (walks plus hits per innings pitched) of 1.08 was also an elite number in 2025.

Beard is expected to be an immediate candidate for the weekend rotation. He perhaps could even be the Seminoles’ starter on Friday nights in ’26.

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