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Wayne State University Athletics

2012 Baseball Roster

9 Phil Swanson

9 Phil Swanson

  • Position:
    DH/OF
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    240
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Rochester Hills, Mich.
  • High School:
    Stoney Creek

Summary

Biography

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.

PHIL SWANSON'S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB/ATT
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

PHIL SWANSON'S CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year PO A E FLD
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

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2008Freshman

    1B/OF
    6'3" 240 lbs
    4
  • 19

    2009Redshirt Freshman

    1B/OF
    6'3" 240 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2010Redshirt Sophomore

    DH/OF
    6'3" 240 lbs
    19
  • 9
    C

    2011Redshirt Junior

    DH/OF
    6'3" 240 lbs
    9
    C
  • 9
    C

    2012Redshirt Senior

    DH/OF
    6'3" 240 lbs
    9
    C