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  Tripp Swann

Tripp Swann

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Montgomery, Ala.

High School:
Montgomery Academy

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 202

Position:
Pitcher

Bats/Throws:
Left/Left

Will compete for the starting spot at first base . . . could also see time at designated hitter . . . had a strong fall offensively.

2008 (Sophomore): Saw action in 40 games, including 34 starts . . . batted .290 with five home runs and 27 RBI . . . posted a .495 slugging percentage . . . also appeared in six games on the mound . . . had a record of 0-1 and an ERA of 5.62 . . . went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game one against St. Louis . . . went 2-for-4 with a double in game one against Miami of Ohio . . . went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Auburn . . . went a combined 4-for-6 with two RBI in games one and two at Jacksonville State . . . was 3-for-6 with a home run, a triple, a double and six RBI at Auburn . . . drove in three runs on a home run in a 1-for-2 performance against UAB . . . went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game three against Eastern Illinois . . . went 2-for-4 against Tennessee Tech in the OVC Tournament.

2007 (Freshman): Saw action in 37 games, including 26 starts . . . batted .224 (19 for 85) with one home run and six RBI . . . also had seven appearances on the mound . . . posted a 0-1 record and a 9.00 ERA . . . went one for one at the plate with a home run and two RBI at UAB . . . went three for four with two RBI at Alabama . . . drove in a run in a three-for-four performance in game one against Tennessee Tech.

High School: Posted a 10-2 record as a senior . . . in three seasons, went undefeated in playoff games, 11-0, including two wins in state finals . . . struck out 133 batters and posted an ERA of 1.69 as a senior . . . batted .539, leading the team in average, hits, doubles and home runs . . . posted an on-base percentage of .648 and a slugging percentage of .944 . . . named team's Most Valuable Pitcher and Hitter . . . named All-State by The Birmingham News and the Alabama SportsWriters Association . . . also named All-Metro . . . ranks fourth in state history in career strikeouts and seventh in career wins . . . named All-State as a sophomore and junior . . . named All-Metro and Honorable Mention All-State in football as a quarterback.

Personal: Son of Gerald and Denise Swann . . . in the prelaw program.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH SWANN
Favorite sport besides baseball: football
Favorite place to eat: Cheesecake Factory
Favorite thing to do on a day off: sleep
Favorite group: The Eagles
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Favorite cartoon character: Daffy Duck
Favorite athlete: Sid Bream