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2024 Baseball Roster

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20 Josh Swinehart

20 Josh Swinehart

  • Position:
    Corner Infielder/RHP
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mattawan, Mich.
  • High School:
    Mattawan

Summary

Biography

2024: All-MAC Tournament Team … Started all 44 games he played in … Split starts between right field (19) and left field (25) … Hit .309 with a .378 on-base percentage and a .473 slugging percentage … Totaled 25 runs scored, nine doubles, six home runs and 40 RBIs … Stole a pair of bases … Had 14 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games … Tied for the team’s longest hitting streak of the year with a 17-game run from March 30 to May 3 … Had a career-high five RBIs and hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth in the comeback win at Michigan … Tied career high with three hits twice … Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs in the MAC Tournament Championship Game against Ball State … Posted a .973 fielding percentage in 75 chances.

2023: Played in all 52 games and started 48 … Made starts at DH (27), right field (12), left field (8) and first base (1) … Posted a .283 batting average with a .386 on-base percentage and a .405 slugging percentage … Totaled 36 runs scored, six doubles, five home runs, 28 RBIs and 28 walks … Recorded 15 multi-hit games … Drove in a season-high three runs three times, including in the May 18 win over Central Michigan which clinched WMU’s spot in the MAC Tournament … Also made eight appearances on the mound … Worked a total of 7.0 innings and collected seven strikeouts … Made Bronco pitching debut with a scoreless inning on Feb. 26 at Northern Kentucky … Struck out a pair on March 7 at Presbyterian and April 12 at Eastern Michigan … Went a career-high 1.2 innings in game two of a doubleheader at #20 Iowa on March 25.

2022: Played in 53 games, starting 52, for the Broncos ... Posted a .279 batting average, .380 on-base percentage and .413 slugging percentage ... Scored 32 runs, had eight doubles, five home runs, 44 RBIs and three steals ... Had 14 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games ... Equaled career high with three hits in four different contests ... Tied career high with three runs scored twice (vs Miami and vs Kent State), both WMU wins ... Began the season with a home run on Opening Day against Bradley ... Reached four times (1B, 2B, 2 BB), scored three times and drove in a season-high four in a victory over Kent State. 

2021: Saw action in 22 games, making 12 starts as an outfielder and designated hitter ... Recorded a .260 batting average ... Had a .315 on-base percentage and a .440 slugging percentage ... Registered four runs scored, eight RBIs and three home runs ... Notched three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game ... Went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate vs Akron on April 2 ... The next day, went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in game one of a doubleheader, and followed that up with two more hits in the second game of the twin bill.

2020: Saw action in eight games and made one start at designated hitter ... Registered a .111 batting average with a .273 on-base percentage and .222 slugging percentage ... Went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a double on Feb. 22 at Alabama A&M ... Season canceled after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

High School: Played at Mattawan High School ... During senior campaign, hit .413 with 36 RBIs and helped guide Mattawan to a 23-13 record ... Earned All-District and All-Conference honors ... Named to the Michigan All-State team as a junior after recording a .429 batting average. 

Personal: Son of Wendy and Kurt Swinehart ... Mother, Wendy, played softball at WMU from 1994-95 ... Sisters, Mackenzie and Jordyn, also played on the Bronco Softball team ... Graduated from WMU in April of 2024 with a degree in Finance.
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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    MIF
    6'3" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2021-22Freshman

    Infielder/RHP
    6'3" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2022Sophomore

    Corner Infielder/RHP
    6'4" 210 lbs
    20
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    2023Junior

    Corner Infielder/RHP
    6'4" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2024Senior

    Corner Infielder/RHP
    6'4" 210 lbs
    20