Huber said Beacom was once considered one of Victoria’s top 25 junior pitchers, but it was then. She worked hard and improved quickly, catching the attention of the Aces coaching staff, especially Peter Moylan, the Aces manager, who had a 12-season career as a pitcher with the Braves, the Aces. Dodgers and the Royals.
After watching Beacom shoot the ball in a recent bullpen session, throwing it with good control and movement, Moylan turned to his bench coach, Jon Deeble, and said, “Jon , this girl must be on our team. “
“It had nothing to do with a boy, a girl, a woman, a man, whatever you call it,” Moylan said over the phone. “It was strictly that I watched what she was doing with baseball, and it was fantastic. I wanted her on my team.
Moylan also felt that Beacom would thrive working with pitching coach Graeme Lloyd, a lanky former MLB southpaw who won the World Series with the Yankees in 1996 and 1998. Huber agreed and Moylan approached Beacom to ask. what she would think of joining the parent club. .
“I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “I was stunned. “
Within days, she was pitching in a game, shaken with nerves at first, but able to regain her focus and determination – which impressed Huber the most – to pitch a scoreless inning on 17 shots.
