2013 Third-Team NCBWA Preseason All-American
2012: Drafted in the 36th round of the MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals … First-team All-SoCon selection by both the media and coaches … NCCSIA All-State pick … Team MVP … Was one of two players to start all 59 games … Led the team and tied for third in the SoCon with a .357 batting average … His 86 hits were also a team high and are tied for the third-highest ever season total in program history and ranked him 56th in the country … Had 11 doubles, one triple and three homers … Drove in 45 runs … Stole seven bags … Ranked 12th nationally in toughest to strikeout, fanning just once per every 18.5 at bats …Was 26th nationally with seven sacrifice flies … Put together a 25-game hitting streak … Had a team-high 23 multi-hit games … Notched 11 multi-RBI performances … Named both the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Hitter and SoCon Player of the Week on April 2 after hitting .591 (13-for-22) with a double four runs scored and two RBI … Posted back-to-back five-hit games in league wins over Samford … Drove in the 100th run of his career during a 2-for-5, one-homer, one-double, five-RBI performance against High Point … Recorded the 200th hit of his career, a single, in game two against UNCG … Ended the year ranked among Elon’s career top 10 in hits (9th, 222) and at bats (10th, 703).
2011: Batted .280 with 12 doubles, 33 runs scored and 33 RBI as a sophomore … Stole 11 bases in 16 tries … Was the only player to start all 57 games … Led the team with 20 multi-hit outings … Ended the season riding a four-game hitting streak … Ranked 12th in the nation in toughest to strike out, fanning just once per every 21.5 at bats … Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in a 12-2 victory over North Carolina State … Drove in a season-best four runs during a 2-for-5, two-double performance in a 12-3 win over Temple … Notched his 100th career hit, a single in a 4-2 SoCon victory over Samford.
2010: Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team after hitting .310 with 41 runs scored, 13 doubles and 40 RBI … His 70 hits were third on the squad … Was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts … Was 2-for-4 with a RBI in his collegiate debut against Towson … Posted a three-hit, two-run, two-RBI performance in a victory over Ohio … Began his career with a six-game hitting streak … Hit his first career homer, a two-run shot, at league foe Furman … Went 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI in a 15-10 win at No. 5 Clemson … Drove in five runs and scored three times during a 3-for-4 performance in a win over Wake Forest … Notched a 4-for-5 day and scored three runs in the series-opener with Georgia Southern … Scored three times, drove in one and doubled twice during a 4-for-5 day in a win at SoCon opponent Wofford … Hit his first career triple in the series finale against Samford … Drove home a career-best six runs, including four on his first career grand slam, with a 2-for-5 day at the plate in the NCAA Regional game against Mercer … Named to the 2010 All-Atlanta Regional Team … Rated 72nd in the country in toughest to strikeout, fanning just once every 13.3 at bats.
Prep: Named both all-conference and all-area for Sonny Gunn’s Northwest Guilford program … Named team MVP.
Personal: Alexander E. Swim is the son of Keith and Mary Swim … Born on March 26, 1991 … Majoring in sport and event management.
|
Season |
Avg. |
GP-S |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG% |
BB |
HBP |
K |
GDP |
OBP |
SF |
SH |
SB-A |
|
2010 |
.310 |
59-52 |
226 |
41 |
70 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
91 |
.403 |
10 |
2 |
17 |
5 |
.342 |
2 |
1 |
4-4 |
|
2011 |
.280 |
57-57 |
236 |
33 |
66 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
84 |
.356 |
12 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
.316 |
3 |
2 |
11-16 |
|
2012 |
.357 |
59-59 |
241 |
39 |
86 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
45 |
108 |
.448 |
19 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
.398 |
7 |
2 |
7-10 |
|
Career |
.316 |
175-168 |
703 |
113 |
222 |
36 |
5 |
5 |
118 |
283 |
.403 |
41 |
6 |
41 |
18 |
.353 |
12 |
5 |
22-30 |
