2019 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2020 Season:
• Led Demon pitchers with seven appearances.
• finished his career with eight saves, ending his career in a three-way tie for seventh in NSU history.
• earned a five-out save, striking out a season-high four, in the 4-1 season-finale win at Grambling on March 10.
• picked up a save with a scoreless inning, closing out a 3-0 win against Eastern Illinois on Feb. 28.
• saved NSU's first win against UL Lafayette since 2011, striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning of a 10-8 Demons' win on Feb. 26.
• collected his first save since the 2017 season, tossing 1 1-3 innings of scoreless relief in a 3-2 Demons' win against Wichita State on Feb. 16.
2019 Season:
• Appeared in 13 games, starting one, as a redshirt junior.
• made the third start of his career at No. 6 Arkansas on April 23, making him the lone returning Demons pitcher with a start under his belt.
• posted three straight scoreless appearances, covering 3 1-3 innings, from March 17-27.
• worked a season-long three scoreless innings in a 7-5 loss to Little Rock on March 2.
• the outing against Little Rock capped a run of 4 1-3 straight scoreless innings, covering three appearances from Feb. 24-March 2.
2018 Season:
• Appeared in two games before suffering a season-ending back injury, leading to a medical redshirt.
• allowed one run in one inning with a strikeout in an 11-6 loss at ULM on Feb. 20.
• tossed 2 2-3 innings, allowing one run in a 3-2 season-opening win against Binghamton on Feb. 16.
2017 Season:
• Appeared in 18 games, all in relief, as NSU’s second-most used reliever.
• led the Demons with four saves.
• collected three of his four saves in conference play – at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 24), vs. Central Arkanasas (March 31) and vs. McNeese (April 22).
• did not allow an earned run in nine of his appearances, pitching scoreless relief in seven outings.
• earned a win in the series finale at Southeastern Louisiana with five innings of scoreless relief on April 15.
• grabbed his first win of the season when Regan Kaufman walked off ULM with a solo home run on April 5.
• struck out a career-high five in three scoreless innings at Oklahoma State on March 17.
2016 Season:
• Appeared in 11 games, starting one, and saw time as a pinch-hitter in two others.
• turned in seven scoreless outings among his 10 relief appearances.
• earned his first career win, tossing three scoreless innings in a predetermined short start against Mississippi Valley State on April 27.
• worked perfect innings at Arizona (March 6) and against UL Lafayette (March 16).
• tossed a relief-long 2 2-3 innings in his collegiate debut, striking out three against Sacramento State on Feb. 24.
• drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in his first plate appearance at Southern Miss on Feb. 27.
High School:
• Two-year letterman for coach Chris Morris’ Bears.
• first-team all-county, first-team all-district, second-team all-state catcher (Class 6A) and second-team All-Greater Houston Area selection.
• batted .454 as a senior.
• lettered one season in basketball.
• graduated with a 6.2 grade point average (6.0 scale)
Personal:
• Born March 26, 1997.
• son of Michelle and Lloyd Swanson.
• one brother, Craig.
• completed his undergraduate biology degree in the summer of 2018, posting the highest grade point average in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• now pursuing his graduate degree in health promotion.
• earned the academic excellence award from the Tri-Beta Society in 2017.
• plans to attend medical school after graduation.
• life’s ambition is to become an orthopedic surgeon.
