Kash Beauchamp

James Kash Beauchamp

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.
• School Bacone College
• High School Grove (OK) High School

• Born January 8, 1963 in Bartlesville, OK USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Kash Beauchamp was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the first overall pick in the January 1982 amateur draft. He played in the minors for twelve seasons, reaching as high as AAA. He was the MVP of the 1984 Carolina League All-Star game where he went 5 for 6 with a homer, 2 triples and 5 RBI. The same year he was voted the Best Defensive Outfielder and Outfielder with the best arm in the Carolina League by Baseball America.

He also was the first position player signed out of independent baseball. He was the Most Valuable Player in the Northern League in 1993 where he won the batting title hitting .367 for the Rochester Aces before the Cincinnati Reds signed him and sent him to the AA Chattanooga Lookouts. As a "guinea pig" for Indy Ball he fared well going 24 for 60 with 6 2B and 5 HR in Chattanooga at the end of the season.

After his playing career ended, he managed various independent league teams. From 1995 to 1997, he was a hitting coach in the Montreal Expos farm system. From 1998 to 2000, he was skipper of the New Jersey Jackals, leading his club to the Northeast League championship in his first season. In 2001, he managed the Lincoln Saltdogs, and he led the Adirondack Lumberjacks for the next three seasons. He was the scouting director of the Golden Baseball League in 2005. Beauchamp took over as manager of the Pensacola Pelicans of the American Association in 2006. He then became the Vice President and Director of Baseball Operations for the newly-formed South Coast League in 2007. He returned to managing on July 20th, replacing Desi Wilson at the helm of the Anderson Joes. After the season, he was named manager of the new Wichita team in the American Association, but only held the position for one year. He scouted Mitchell Stumpo for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

He is the son of former big leaguer Jim Beauchamp. In a 2001 episode on the ABC television series America's Funniest Home Videos, he submitted a video entitled Seventh Inning Soak that placed him at 3rd place and he won $2,000.

Notable Achievements

1993 MVP Northern League Rochester Aces

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1998	New Jersey Jackals	Northeast League	53-31	1st	Independent Leagues	League Champs
1999	New Jersey Jackals	Northern League East	45-40	2nd	Independent Leagues	Lost in 2nd round
2000	New Jersey Jackals	Northern League East	31-52	8th	Independent Leagues
2001	Lincoln Saltdogs	Northern League	58-38	2nd (t)	Independent Leagues	Lost in 2nd round
2002	Adirondack Lumberjacks	Northern League East	52-38	3rd (t)	Independent Leagues	Lost in 2nd round
2003	Bangor Lumberjacks	Northeast League	42-49	6th	Independent Leagues
2004	Bangor Lumberjacks	Northeast League	56-36	3rd	Independent Leagues
2006	Pensacola Pelicans	American Association	40-56	8th	Independent Leagues
2007	Anderson Joes	South Coast League	22-14	5th	Independent Leagues		replaced Desi Wilson (15-38) on July 20
2008	Wichita Wingnuts	American Association	45-50	6th	Independent Leagues

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