Indiana University Athletics
Getting to Know Assistant Coach Tarrah Beyster
12/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Dec. 13, 2005
IUHOOSIERS.com sat down with newly hired assistant coach Tarrah Beyster of the Indiana softball team to get an in depth look at this San Diego, Calif., product on- and off-the-field. Here is what Beyster had to tell IUHOOSIERS.com about everything from coaching and her expectations here at Indiana, to her favorite food.
Name: Tarrah J. Beyster
Undergraduate Degree: Psychology
Names of brother and Sisters: Brothers, John and P.J.; Sisters Vicki, Lisa, Brittni and Sarah
Names of Parents: Late Paul John I and Dolly Beyster
List Sports played: Softball at Oregon State University (Number 00)
Nickname: "T" / Coach "B"
Favorite movie: Serendipity
Favorite T.V. show: CSI Las Vegas / Miami and Law & Order CI or SVU. It is probably not a good idea to try and contact me while these shows are on.
CD currently in your CD player: I love music...a mix of all kinds of music including R&B, Rap, 80's, Rock and a little country like Rascal Flats.
Possession you can't live without: My dog, Molly. She is a toy puggle and is the cutest thing.
Opponent on the 2005-06 schedule I am most looking forward to playing: Michigan
Pregame rituals: 10 minutes of music...then I sit in silence for a while and I imagine the game in my mind. I did this as a player and I now do it as a coach.
Favorite food: Homemade enchiladas. (Anything Mexican really)
If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would it be and why? My mom, Dolly. She is the most unselfish and inspiring woman I have ever met. I want to walk in her shoes for a day and I know it would make me a much better person!
I chose to come to Indiana because... The Big Ten Conference and coaching at a Big Ten school. The staff and team also was a huge selling point while being able to work with head coach Stacey Phillips was an opportunity I could not pass up.
Some of my goals during the 2005-06 season are... My goals are to become a better coach, help guide the pitching staff and hitters to their most dominant year ever!
Being a part of the IU softball program has changed my life because... I cannot wait to come to work everyday. I cannot wait to work with the players and help them reach their potential as athletes, as students and as people. I love the people I work with.
• Beyster Biography •
Tarrah Beyster is entering her first season in the dugout as an assistant coach for the Hoosiers. Beyster, who joins the Hoosiers after serving as an assistant coach at Bradley University, comes with a list of accomplishments and professional experience that will aid in the rebuilding of the IU program.
A former Oregon State standout, Beyster completed a stellar collegiate career in Corvallis, Ore., before serving two years as an assistant softball coach at Bradley. A four-time All-America honoree, Beyster worked primarily with the pitchers, while also assisting with the Braves' recruiting efforts.
Additionally, Beyster helped guide the Braves to a 29-29 overall performance in 2005, marking the best record for the program since completing the 1995 season at 35-20-1.
Beyster continues to play professionally in the National Pro Fastpitch league as a member of the Omaha Comets.
A native of San Diego, Calif., Beyster concluded a highly decorated collegiate career in 2000, and went on to tour during the summer of 2003. A three-time honoree as the Female Athlete of the Year at Oregon State, Beyster held at one time 24 school records, and is one of only two female student-athletes in any sport to have her number retired at Oregon State.
A four-time NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American, Beyster served as the Beavers' first All-American since 1983 and the first OSU softball player to earn first team All-America Softball honors. Named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Oregon in 2000, Beyster helped lead the Beavers to their initial NCAA Regional Tournament appearance in 1999 and a return trip in 2000.
An Academic All-American and honors student, Beyster earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and minored in sociology at OSU. Prior to touring with the NFPL in the summer of 2003, she served as an undergraduate coach during the 2001 season and head varsity softball coach at West Albany High School during the 2002-03 school year. Beyster is a 1996 graduate of Chula Vista (Calif.) High School.
"Tarrah was one of the top pitching coach candidates in the country," Phillips said. "She will not only work with our pitchers, but has such an impressive hitting resume, that she will also have a strong hand in helping mold our offensive output. Tarrah is very excited about the opportunity to work at such a great University, and I am excited to work with her!"
