Northwestern State Demon Baseball 2020
Kyle
SWANSON
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Right-Handed Pitcher/Infielder 6-3 • 180 • R-Sr.-3L • L/R Montgomery, Texas • Montgomery HS
2019 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2019 Season: • Appeared in 13 games, starting one, as a redshirt junior. • made the third start of his career at No. 6 Arkansas on April 23, making him the lone returning Demons pitcher with a start under his belt. • posted three straight scoreless appearances, covering 3 1-3 innings, from March 17-27. • worked a season-long three scoreless innings in a 7-5 loss to Little Rock on March 2. • the outing against Little Rock capped a run of 4 1-3 straight scoreless innings, covering three appearances from Feb. 24-March 2. 2018 Season: • Appeared in two games before suffering a season-ending back injury, leading to a medical redshirt. • allowed one run in one inning with a strikeout in an 11-6 loss at ULM on Feb. 20. • tossed 2 2-3 innings, allowing one run in a 3-2 season-opening win against Binghamton on Feb. 16. 2017 Season: • Appeared in 18 games, all in relief, as NSU’s second-most used reliever. • led the Demons with four saves. • collected three of his four saves in conference play – at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 24), vs. Central Arkanasas (March 31) and vs. McNeese (April 22). • did not allow an earned run in nine of his appearances, pitching scoreless relief in seven outings. • earned a win in the series finale at Southeastern Louisiana with five innings of scoreless relief on April 15. • grabbed his first win of the season when Regan Kaufman walked off ULM with a solo home run on April 5. • struck out a career-high five in three scoreless innings at Oklahoma State on March 17. 2016 Season: • Appeared in 11 games, starting one, and saw time as a pinch-hitter in two others. • turned in seven scoreless outings among his 10 relief appearances. • earned his first career win, tossing three scoreless innings in a predetermined short start against Mississippi Valley State on April 27. • worked perfect innings at Arizona (March 6) and against UL Lafayette (March 16). • tossed a relief-long 2 2-3 innings in his collegiate debut, striking out three against Sacramento State on Feb. 24. • drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in his first plate appearance at Southern Miss on Feb. 27. High School: • Two-year letterman for coach Chris Morris’ Bears. • first-team all-county, first-team all-district, second-team all-state catcher (Class 6A) and second-team All-Greater Houston Area selection. • batted .454 as a senior. • lettered one season in basketball. • graduated with a 6.2 grade point average (6.0 scale) Personal: • Born March 26, 1997. • son of Michelle and Lloyd Swanson. • one brother, Craig. • completed his undergraduate biology degree in the summer of 2018, posting the highest grade point average in the College of Arts and Sciences. • now pursuing his graduate degree in health promotion. • earned the academic excellence award from the Tri-Beta Society in 2017. • plans to attend medical school after graduation. • life’s ambition is to become an orthopedic surgeon. Hitting YR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO E FLD% 2016 .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0-0 1 0 1.000 TOT .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0-0 1 0 1.000 Pitching YR. ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HP BK 2016 3.95 1-0 11 1 0 0/1 0 13.2 10 6 6 12 6 2 0 2 1 0 0 2017 5.40 2-3 18 1 0 0/0 4 38.1 45 26 23 15 24 6 2 4 1 1 0 2018 4.91 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.2 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
NCAA Regionals: 1991 • 1994 • 2005 • 2018 SLC Tournament Championships: 2018
2019 6.61 0-2 13 1 0 0/1 TOT. 5.38 3-5 44 3 0 0/2
0 16.1 19 12 12 7 7 3 1 3 4 1 0 4 72.0 78 46 43 36 38 12 3 9 6 2 0
Game Highs: Hitting At-Bats: 1, at UL Lafayette, April 5, 2016 RBI: 1, at Southern Miss, Feb. 27, 2016 Pitching Innings Pitched: 5.0, at Southeastern Louisiana, April 15, 2017 Strikeouts: 5, at Oklahoma State, March 17, 2017
Cameron
TAYLOR
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Left-Handed Pitcher 5-11 • 195 • Jr.-2L • L/L Bossier City, La. • Airline HS
2019 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2019 Season: • Appeared in three games out of the Northwestern State bullpen. • tossed two scoreless innings in an 11-0 shutout of Mississippi Valley State in his first career appearance April 2. • worked a scoreless inning against Sam Houston State on May 16. 2018 Season: • Appeared in three games in his redshirt freshman season. • collected his first career hit and drove in his first career run in a 34-0 win against Mississippi Valley State on April 25. • drew a walk as a pinch hitter in a 21-0 win against Mississippi Valley State on April 24. • made his Northwestern State debut as a pinch hitter in a 15-3 win at Lamar on April 10. 2017 Season: • Redshirted after undergoing Tommy John surgery. High School: • Three-year letterman for coach Toby Todd’s Vikings. • helped Airline win 30 games and reach the state quarterfinals as a senior. • named all-city and district Pitcher of the Year as a senior. • all-city selection as a junior and senior. • district Most Valuable Player and honorable mention all-state as a sophomore. • honorable mention all-district football player for coach Bo Meeks, a former Demon QB. • member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. • graduated with a 3.94 GPA. Personal: • Born March 12, 1998. • son of Sally and Russell Taylor, who played baseball at Centenary College. • majoring in business and has a 3.9 grade point average. • life’s ambition is to “make people around me better.” Hitting YR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO E FLD% 2018 .500 3-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 0 0 1.000 TOT .500 3-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 0 0 1.000 Pitching YR. ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HP BK 2019 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 3.1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 TOT. 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 3.1 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
Game Highs: Hitting At-Bats: 1, 2x (last vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 25, 2018) Hits: 1, vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 25, 2018 Runs Scored: 1, vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 25, 2018 RBI: 1, vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 25, 2018 Walks: 1, vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 24, 2018 Pitching Innings Pitched: 2.0, vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 2, 2019
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