Webster Athletics 2010's All-Decade Baseball Team
2020 SLIAC Preseason Baseball Watch List
2020 CCL First-Team All-League
2019 ABCA/Rawlings Third-Team All-American
2019 ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-Central Region
2019 D3Baseball.com Second-Team All-Central Region
2019 NCAA Whitewater Regional All-Tournament Team
2019 SLIAC All-Tournament Team
2019 First-Team All-SLIAC
SLIAC/Diamond Sports Baseball Hitter of the Week (3/3/19)
2018 Pioneer Summer Collegiate League All-Star Team
2018 Second-Team All-SLIAC
2022 (Redshirt Senior Year)
- Played and started in 45 games
- Batted .337 with eight HR and 44 RBI
- ABCA/Rawlings 1st Team All-Region VIII
- 2nd Team All-SLIAC
- Academic All-Conference
- SLIAC Player of the Week (3/7/22)
2021 (Senior Year)
- Played and started in 45 games
- Batted .346 with two HR and 35 RBI
- 2020-2021 Webster Athletics Inspiration Award
- ABCA/Rawlings 3rd Team All-Central Region
- D3baseball.com 1st Team All-Central Region
- SLIAC Baseball All-Tournament Team
- First Team All-SLIAC
- SLIAC Baseball Preseason Watch List
2020 (JUNIOR): Played in and started all 13 games at third base during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season ... One of six Gorloks to play in and start all 13 games on the year ... Hit .354, which was third on the team ... Led team in RBI (17) and triples (1)Â and was second in hits (17) and tied for second in stolen bases with seven ... Along with hitting .354, he had 17 hits, scored six runs, hit two doubles, one triple and was 7-for-8 in stolen bases ... Recorded a team leading six multi-hit games, including five 2-hit games and a three hit game against Wisconsin-La Crosse (3/14) ... Also led the team with six multiple RBI games as he had three games with 2 RBI and three games with 3 RBI ... Hit safely in 10 of 13 games ... Had four or more at-bats in a game nine times, including two games with five at-bats ... Was third on the team in walks with seven and was hit by two pitches ... Recorded a team-high nine game reached base streak during the season and was tied for the longest hit streak - 6 games .... Stole at least one base in six games, including a season high two steals against St. Joseph's (Maine) (3/7) ... Posted a .438 slugging percentage and had a .426 on-base percentage ... Was second on team in assists with 31 and made 11 put-outs at third base ... Helped turn three double plays ... Ranked second in NCAA Division III in sacrifice flies with four and was 45th nationally in RBI.
2019 (SOPHOMORE): Played in and started all 50 games at third base ... Was one of three Gorloks to play and start in all 50 games on the year ... Recorded a team-best .358 batting average ... Led team in at-bats (187), runs scored (53), hits (67), doubles (20), RBI (52) and was tied for the team lead in home runs with seven ... Also tied for the team lead in walks (29) and was third on the team in stolen bases with 15 as he was 15-for-18 on the year ... His 20 doubles were fourth on the school's single season chart, while the 67 hits was tied for ninth on the school's single season chart ... Posted a team best 20 multi-hit games and also had a team best 13 multiple RBI games, including two games with 5 RBI ... Had 13 2-hit games, six 3-hit games and one of six 4-hit games on the year ... Hit two home runs at Principia (4/16) ... Had the second longest hitting streak on the team during the season - 10 games and ended the season with a 3-game hit streak ... Recorded a .588 slugging percentage and a .447 on-base percentage ... Stole two or more bases in two games on the year ... Named to the NCAA Whitewater Regional All-Tournament Team after hitting .647 with 11 hits, five runs scored, three doubles, one home run and 11 RBI ... Had a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .650 on-base percentage in the four Whitewater Regional games ... Against North Central in the Whitewater Regional, went 4-for-5 at the plate with 5 RBI, including hitting a double and a home runs ... In SLIAC play, hit .329 with 25 hits, 24 runs scored, 10 doubles, three home runs and 22 RBI ... Was also a perfect 9-for-9 on stolen bases in league play.
2018 (FRESHMAN): Played in and started all 48 games at third base ... Recorded a .360 batting average, which was second on the team ... Was second on team in hits (63) and at-bats (175) and led team in runs scored (45), doubles (19) ... Also had two triples, hit one home run and had 37 RBI, which is third on the team ... Was 18-for-21 on stolen bases, which was second-most on the team ... Posted 22 multi-hit games, including 16 2-hit games and six 3-hit games ... Had nine multiple RBI games, including one of eight Gorloks to record a 4-RBI game ... Finished the season with the longest hit streak on the team (12) ... Hit .333 in WU's four NCAA Tournament games ... Drew 13 walks and struck out just 25 times on the year ... Went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI in his collegiate debut against Concordia-Chicago (2/25) and had his first career multi-hit game against Transylvania (3/4) as he went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, two RBI and two doubles ... Recorded a .509 slugging percentage and a .429 on-base percentage ... In SLIAC play, hit .422 with 36 hits, 22 runs scored, nine doubles and 22 RBI ... Was 12-for-14 in steals in league play.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in both football and baseball for four years at Freeport (Ill.) High School ... As a senior in 2017, earned All-State honors and won the Triple Crown Award ... Named an Honorable Mention All-State selection as a junior ... Earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore at Freeport ... In the classroom, was an Academic All-Conference selection ... Played club baseball for Rockford Baseball Academy.Â
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 3 … Son of Nick and Sarah Swords … Graphic Design major … Has two sisters, Haley (24) and Journey (10) and two brothers, Kellen (13) and Julian Foltz (6) ... Chose Webster because it was a perfect fit both academically and athletically ... His sister, Haley, also attended Webster ... Names the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Bears as his favorite sports teams ... Lists Albert Pujols as his favorite athlete ... Likes to play video games, hang out with friends and draw ... Played summer baseball in 2018 with Carroll Merchants of the Pioneer League ... Named to the Pioneer League All-Star Team ... During the 2020 season, he played for the Falcons in the CarShield Collegiate League and he was named a First-Team CCL All-League Team after hitting .375 in 20 games ... In 20 games, he had 18 hits, five doubles, hit one home run, had 7 RBI and scored 18 runs in 48 at-bats and 65 plate appearances ... Finished the season season with an on-base percentage of .538 and an OPS of 1.080 and recorded six multi-hit games ... Wants to play professional baseball in the future.
CAREER HIGHS:
AB: 6 (3x), last vs. Transylvania, 2/24/19
H: 4 vs. North Central, 5/19/19
R:Â 5 (2x), last at Concordia-Chicago, 5/25/19
2B: 2 (5x), last vs. Greenville, 4/20/19
3B: 1 (4x), last vs. North Park, 2/29/20
HR: 2 at Principia, 4/16/19
RBI:Â 5 (2x), last vs. North Central, 5/19/19
SB:Â 2 (6x), last vs. Saint Joseph's (Maine), 3/7/20
SINGLE GAME RECORDS:
H - T-20th (4 vs. North Central, 5/19/19
R - T-1st (5 at Concordia-Chicago, 5/25/19)
2B - T-15th (2, 5x, last vs. Greenville, 4/20/19
3B - T-4th (1, 4x, last vs, North Park, 2/29/20)
HR - T-4th (2 at Principia, 4/16/19)
TB - T-6th (10 at Principia, 4/16/19)
RBI - T-17th (5, 2x, last vs. North Central, 5/19/19
BB - T-6th (3 at Spalding, 3/20/19)
A - T-6th (9 vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 3/1/20)
SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
GP - T-1st (50, 2019)
Starts - T-1st (50, 2019)
2B -Â 4th (20, 2019)
R - T-4th (53, 2019)
2B - 5th (19, 2018)
AB - T-5th (187, 2019)
RBI - 6th (52, 2019)
BB - T-6th (29, 2019)
TB - T-7th (110, 2019)
H - T-9th (67, 2019)
Starts - T-11th (48, 2018)
GP - T-12th (48, 2018)
H -Â T-13th (63, 2018)
HR - T-15th (7, 2019)
3B - T-16th (2, 2018)
R - T-18th (45, 2018)
CAREER RECORDS:
2B - 5th (41)
A-Â 6th (221)
RBI - 8th (106)
SB - T-8th (40)
BB - T-10th (49)
3B - T-11th (4)
R - 12th (103)
Avg. - 13th (.359)
Slugging Pct. - 14th (.537)
TB - 14th (220)
H - 15th (147)
Starts - T-16th (111)
HBP - T-16th (16)
AB - 17th (410)