2019 SLIAC Spring All-Academic Team
2019 Second-Team All-SLIAC
2018 SLIAC Spring All-Academic Team
2018 Second-Team All-SLIAC
2019 (JUNIOR): Played in 47 games and made 45 starts behind the plate ... Recorded a .302 batting average as he had 149 at-bats, which was sixth-most on the team ... On the season, recorded 45 hits, scored 25 runs, hit seven doubles, one triple and totaled 19 RBI ... Drew nine walks and was hit by 12 pitches, which was third-best on the team ... Was also 4-for-6 on stolen bases ... Had 10 multi-hit games, including one of six 4-hit games on the year and also had five multiple RBI games ... Tallied a career high four hits against Iowa Wesleyan (4/13) ... Scored two or more runs in four games ... Recorded a .362 slugging percentage and a .388 on-base percentage ... Hit .355 in Webster's eight NCAA Tournament games ... Recorded 11 hits and scored six runs and had 4 RBI in NCAA Tournament play ... Posted a .990 fielding percentage on the season as he recorded 273 putouts and had just three errors in 311 fielding chances ... In SLIAC play, played in and started 21 of the 22 league games ... Hit .379 as he had 22 hits, scored 15 runs, hit five doubles and had 8 RBI as he earned Second-Team All-SLIAC honors ... Scored one of Webster's three runs in the NCAA D-III World Series opener against UMass-Boston (5/31).
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 44 games and made 39 starts behind the plate ... Recorded a .276 batting average and had 134 at-bats, which was tied for sixth-most on the team ... On the season, had 37 hits, scored 23 runs, had seven doubles and hit two home runs ... Tallied 30 RBI on the season and was one of five Gorloks to record 30 or more RBI ... Went 8-for-12 on stolen bases and drew 10 walks ... Posted seven multi-hit games and had six multiple RBI games, including two 4-RBI games ... Hit his first career home run at Blackburn (4/11) and had his 4 RBI games at both Blackburn (4/11) and at Iowa Wesleyan (4/29) ... Stole a season high three bases against Rhodes (3/10) ... Ended the season on an 8-game hit streak and an 8-game reached base streak ... Hit .333 during WU's four games at the NCAA Central Regional ... Had five hits, scored three runs, hit two doubles and had 2 RBI in four regional games ... In SLIAC play, played in 19 games and made 16 starts ... Hit .262 with 16 hits, 13 runs, five doubles, two home runs and 18 RBI in league play.
2017 (FRESHMAN): In his first season at Webster, saw action in 17 games and made 13 starts behind the plate ... Hit .311 on the season in 45 at-bats ... Recorded 14 hits, scored three runs, hit one double and had 7 RBI ... Drew two walks and had seven strikeouts ... Went 1-for-1 on stolen bases ... Had four multi-hit games, including two 2-hit games ... Recorded his first career hit in his first collegiate game against Mary Hardin-Baylor (2/25) ... Had three or more at-bats in nine games, including a career high five at-bats against Concordia-Chicago (3/26) ... In SLIAC play, played in five games and made four starts ... Hit .462 with six hits in 13 at-bats in league play.Â
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Lettered in both baseball and football at Maine West High School ... As a senior, named the Baseball Team MVP and also earned First-Team All-Conference and All-Area honors ... Played on the varsity baseball team as a sophomore ... In the classroom. was a member of the National Honor Society and a member of the Pi Sigma Pi as a senior.Â
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 1 … Son of Tom and Colleen Swanson … Business Management major with a minor in Political Science and Finance … Has a sister, Allison (14) ... Chose Webster because of the great academic history, along with an opportunity to be a part of a championship level baseball program ... Has been a member of the Dean's List in every semester he's attended Webster ... Is the treasurer for Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Webster ... Served as a volunteer with the Des Plaines, Ill., Optimist Club ... Likes to play video games and read ... Lists the Chicago Bears as his favorite sports team and named Mitch Trubisky and Yoan Moncada as his favorite athletes ... This past summer, played for the DuPage County Hounds of the Midwest Collegiate League ... Played in 2017 and 2018 with the Great Lakes A's ... Wants to get into college coaching after graduation.
CAREER HIGHS:
AB:Â 6 at Concordia-Chicago, 5/25/19
H: 4 vs. Iowa Wesleyan, 4/13/19
R:Â 3 (2x), last at Greenville, 5/10/19
2B: 2 vs. Iowa Wesleyan, 4/13/19
3B: 1 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3/16/19
HR: 1 (2x), last at Iowa Wesleyan, 4/29/18
RBI:Â 4 (2x), last at Iowa Wesleyan, 4/29/18
SB: 3 vs. Rhodes, 3/10/18
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS:
HBP - T-9th (12, 2019)
Putouts - 10th (273, 2019)
Putouts - 16th (249, 2018)
GP - T-17th (47, 2019)
CAREER RECORDS:
Putouts - 6th (640)
HBP - 14th (18)
Starts - 20th (97)