2012: Served as team co-captain … named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team as well as the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District Team … played in 27 games, started six (4 DH, 2 LF) … had 12 hits in 31 at-bats for the season … went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in his first game of the year March 5 vs. Le Moyne … collected four hits and four RBI in a doubleheader April 29 at Grand Valley State … went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run score May 12 in the championship game of the GLIAC Tournament, his final collegiate game … received the Warrior Award at the squad’s season-end banquet ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.
Game-By-Game Stats.
2011: Served as team co-captain ... played in 33 games, started 19 (9 LF, 6 DH, 3 RF, 1 1B) … totaled 14 hits in 66 at bats … went 3-for-5 with three RBI in a doubleheader April 3 against Tiffin … played in four postseason games … had a key base hit to help load the bases for Brad Guenther’s walk-off double in the 12-inning victory over Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament … had a RBI single in the GLIAC championship game against GVSU ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2010: Played in 34 games, making 20 starts (18 DH, 1 LF, 1 CF) … batted .306 with 21 runs scored … named WSU’s Weight Room Warrior at the team’s season-end banquet … received the bulk of his playing time in late March and April … amassed an 11-game hitting streak March 27-April 14 during which he went 17-for-42 (.405) with four RBI and 13 runs … scored three runs in three consecutive games April 3-7 to start a six-game run scoring streak … voted to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV College Division Baseball Second Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... wore No. 19 ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team and received the Dean's Award for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of any student-athlete in the College of Engineering ... received WSU's Most Improved Player award at the team's year-end banquet ... played in 35 games, started 28 (27 DH, 1 LF) ... batted .344 with 20 RBI and 19 runs scored ... led the squad with a .475 average with runners on and a .476 average with runners in scoring position ... had nine multiple-hit games ... put together a seven-game hitting streak March 21-29, including four straight multi-hit games, with eight RBI and seven runs scored ... raised his season batting average 60 points during the streak to .451 ... established season-highs in RBI (3) March 21 at Ashland and hits (3) March 26 at Tiffin ... also had a three-hit game April 1 at Ashland ... hit safely in four in a row April 4-10 ... had two hits and scored two runs April 18 versus Tiffin ... made only postseason appearance as a pinch hitter May 8 against Grand Valley State ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: Did not see any playing time ... was redshirted ... received the Gary Chapp Spirit Award at the team's season-end banquet.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Rochester Hills Stoney Creek ... played four years of varsity baseball for the Cougars ... helped lead the team to a league title in 2007, batting .395 with six home runs and a .700 slugging percentage ... earned all-district, all-league, and all-county accolades ... also lettered three years in football (linebacker and fullback) and two in basketball (forward) ... set school records for touchdowns in a season and career as well as the mark for most tackles in a game ... served as team captain for all three sports ... was a scholar athlete all four years.
Personal: Full name--Philip E. Swanson ... born in Naperville, Ill. ... son of Karl and Mary Swanson ... has two brothers, Steve and James ... is a civil engineering major ... received the Dean's Award from the College of Engineering for Fall 2008 ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Winter 2009, Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008 and Fall 2009 ... volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit.
2009 |
35/28 |
.344 |
96 |
19 |
33 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
37 |
.385 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
.379 |
1 |
2 |
3/4 |
2010 |
34/20 |
.306 |
85 |
21 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
31 |
.365 |
7 |
3 |
21 |
.375 |
1 |
2 |
4/4 |
2011 |
33/19 |
.212 |
66 |
14 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
16 |
.242 |
5 |
3 |
20 |
.293 |
1 |
4 |
6/6 |
2012 |
27/6 |
.387 |
31 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
.419 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
.375 |
1 |
3 |
1/3 |
Career |
129/73 |
.306 |
278 |
61 |
85 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
97 |
.349 |
15 |
9 |
65 |
.356 |
4 |
11 |
14/17 |
2009 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
.833 |
2010 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
2011 |
24 |
1 |
1 |
.962 |
2012 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Career |
40 |
1 |
2 |
.953 |