Biography
2026: Named to the College Sports Communicators Baseball Academic All-District® Team.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Started all 30 games at first base as a sophomore for the Bobcats.... Slashed .274/.406/.425 on the season.... Went 29-106 at the plate with 30 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, three home runs, 24 RBIs, 14 walks, 11 hit by pitches, and three stolen bases on the season.... Went 3-3 with two runs scored, four RBIs, two doubles, one walk, and one stolen base in a 13-6 win over St. Lawrence (Feb. 21).... Tallied two hits, including a home run, scored four runs, drove in four runs, drew a walk, and got hit by the pitch twice in a doubleheader sweep of Bard (Feb. 28).... Went 2-4 with three runs scored, two RBIs, a triple, and a hit by pitch in a 14-4 win over Fredonia (March 18).... Went 2-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base in a 15-7 win over the University of Maine at Presque Isle (March 20).... Went 1-3 with a walk, a stolen base, and a hit by pitch in a 7-2 win over Macalester (March 21).... Went 3-8 with a run scored, two RBIs, and a stolen base in a doubleheader split against Trinity (March 28).... Went 3-4 with five runs scored, two RBIs, a double, two walks, and a hit by pitch in a 34-7 win over the University of Maine at Farmington (April 1).... Singled and drove in a run in a 5-3 win over Bowdoin (April 3).... Went 1-3 with a run scored and a hit by pitch in a 7-5 win over Husson (April 8).... Tallied a pair of hits, including a home run, and drew a walk in a doubleheader against Colby (April 11).... Drew three walks and scored two runs in a 14-2 win over Saint Joseph's (April 14).... Went 1-1 with an RBI and a hit by pitch against Tufts (April 17).... Went 3-5 with three runs scored, two doubles, and an RBI in a 9-8 win over Lesley (April 25).... Went 3-4 with three runs scored, a home run, an RBI, and a hit by pitch in an 8-7 win over the University of Southern Maine (April 26).
2025: Named second team All-NESCAC and second team All-State on the heels of a season that saw him lead Bates in OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) at .888 while slashing .278/.349/.539.... His seven home runs were the most by a Bobcat since Nate Pajka '15 smacked eight long balls in 2015 and the most by a Bates rookie since Pajka started his career with seven homers in 2012.... Swift also led the Bobcats with 28 RBIs.... Some of Swift's biggest performances included going 2-3 with a home run, two runs scored, three RBIs, a walk, and a stolen base against RPI (March 9).... 2-4 with a double and an RBI against MIT (March 22).... going 4-10 with three runs scored, five RBIs, a home run, and two walks in a three-game sweep of Bard (April 18-19).... hitting for the cycle and driving in seven runs in a 25-4 win over Thomas College (April 22).... going 2-3 with a home run and three RBIs against Trinity (April 24).... and going 3-5 with two home runs and four RBIs against the University of Southern Maine (April 30).... In addition to his strong hitting, Swift played an outstanding first base for the Bobcats this year, making just one error in 244 chances.
Personal: 2024 graduate of Yarmouth High School where he competed in baseball, golf, and ice hockey.
