2011 Baseball Roster
Mark Swanson
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- RHP
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Prev School:
- Young Harris JC
- Hometown:
- Buford, Ga.
2010: Received medical redshirt … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member.
2009: Made seven appearances, with six starts … posted a 4-0 mark with a 2.79 ERA over 38.2 innings in a season cut short by injury … struck out 35 and walked eight … recorded first win in a Liberty uniform, allowing two runs on three hits over 7 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking two in a 5-2 victory over host South Alabama in the Coca-Cola Classic (2/21) … gave up two runs on four hits over six innings, striking out eight and walking one in an 18-9 victory over Temple (3/7) in the first game of a doubleheader … scattered three runs on 10 hits and struck out six over six innings to earn the win in a 5-4 victory over Charleston Southern (3/13) … pitched 2 1/3 frames of scoreless relief, allowing one hit to record the victory in a 17-5 triumph at N.C. State (3/25) … gave up one unearned run on five hits over eight innings to pickup the triumph in a 2-1 win over Presbyterian (3/28) … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member.
Previous School: Played two seasons at Young Harris Junior College … named 2008 All-East Central District … 2008 GJCAA All-Conference first team member … selected to the 2008 Region XVII All-Tournament team … went 11-1 with a 3.26 ERA in 92.0 innings in helping the Mountain Lions to a 50-14 mark and a No. 2 national ranking … captured the GJCAA regular season crown and the Region XVII tournament championship … served as team captain … in 2007, posted a 7-2 record with a 2.65 ERA in 63 1/3 innings … member of Young Harris team which reached the 2007 JUCO World Series … Mountain Lions captured the GJCAA, Region XVII and NJCAA East Central District championships with a 46-22 mark.
Prep: Graduate of Buford High School … Personal: Son of Mark and Denise Swanson … majoring in pre-law … teammate of fellow Liberty pitcher Bryan Cole at Young Harris … birthday is Feb. 10.
