[2] Beard joined the Oregon State coaching staff while he completed his degree.
[4] Beard moved on to be the pitching coach for Western Nevada College from 2011 to 2012.
[5] In the Fall of 2015, Beard was hired as the pitching coach of the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball program.
[6][7] On December 16, 2016, Cal State Bakersfield fired Bob Macaluso and named Beard the interim head coach.
[8] After going 32–24 and advancing to the 2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament championship game, Beard was named the full-time head coach of the Roadrunners.