2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Joey Swinarski
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orlando, FL
- High School/Previous School:
- The First Academy
2015: Recorded seven at-bats in six games • Made his collegiate debut Feb. 14 in the first game of a doubleheader against Miami (Ohio) • Came back in the second game of the double dip versus Cincinnati and recorded a career-high two at-bats and a run scored • Was hit by a pitch in the same game against the Bearcats • Made his final appearance for the Maroon and White as a pinch hitter April 28 versus Ole Miss in the annual Governor’s Cup game in Pearl, Mississippi.
2014: Redshirted his freshman year on campus • Played summer ball for the Danbury Westerners in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
HIGH SCHOOL: Projected as a top-10 round pick by Baseball America in the 2014 MLB Draft before graduating high school a year early to enroll at Mississippi State • 2013 Perfect Game Underclassmen Second-Team All-American • 2012 Perfect Game Honorable Mention Underclassmen All-American • Hit .405 with seven homers in 23 games as a junior, .380 with seven dingers in 21 games as a sophomore and .425 and seven long balls as a freshman • Chose Mississippi State over scholarship offers from South Carolina and UCF.
PERSONAL: Born Joseph Alexander Swinarski on July 9, 1995 in Orlando, Florida • Son of Julie and Ted Swinarski of Winter Park, Florida • Majoring in aerospace engineering • Spends his spare time as a disc jockey at big events.
CAREER HIGHS
AB: 2 vs. Cincinnati (DH-2), 2/14/15
R: 1 vs. Cincinnati (DH-2), 2/14/15
H: N/A
RBI: N/A
2B: N/A
3B: N/A
HR: N/A
BB: N/A
SB: N/A
