2026
Made 18 relief appearances during his sophomore season, finishing 2-0 with 13 strikeouts across 12.1 innings…Opened the year with seven straight scoreless outings, including a clean inning with a strikeout vs. Tulane on Feb. 17 and 1.2 shutout frames against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 3…Added another scoreless inning at Ohio State on Mar. 6 and a one-run outing with three strikeouts vs. UC Irvine on Mar. 10…Earned his first win of the season on Apr. 7 at Cal State Fullerton after 1.1 innings with three strikeouts…Recorded his second win on May 1 at Michigan State with a scoreless, two-pitch appearance…Delivered a clean inning with a strikeout at Loyola Marymount on May 5…Held opponents scoreless in 14 of his 18 outings and allowed just one extra-base hit on the year.
Linfield University (2024-25)
Attended Linfield University prior to UCLA … Named Northwest Conference Rookie of the Year in 2024 and Pitcher of the Year in 2025 … Earned First Team All-Conference honors as a starting pitcher in 2025 and Second Team honors in 2024 … Selected Third Team All-Region by D3Baseball.com in 2025 … Set the Linfield single-game strikeout record with 17 Ks … As a freshman, appeared in 13 games (11 starts), going 4-2 with a 4.26 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 67.2 innings … As a sophomore, started all 12 games, posting a 6-5 record with a 3.76 ERA, 94 strikeouts, a .219 opponent batting average, and two complete games including a shutout.
High School
Three-year varsity letterwinner in baseball at Camas High School … Played shortstop throughout his career and added starting pitcher duties as a senior … Earned 2023 First Team All-League honors as both a shortstop and starting pitcher … Named 2023 First Team All-State Shortstop in Washington by the WSBCA.
Personal
Born to parents Gregg and Diane Swenson … Has one sister, Megan (22) … Majoring in Sociology … Career goal is to win a national championship … Chose UCLA to play for Coach Savage and be part of a team capable of bringing another title to Westwood … Greatest athletic thrill to date was clinching a playoff berth in his sophomore season at Linfield after narrowly missing out the year before … Admires Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter … Enjoys hanging out with friends, going to the beach, and listening to music.
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