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2020 Softball Roster

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16 Amber Swinarski

  • Position Outfielder
  • B/T L/L
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • School CC
  • Hometown West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool American Heritage School

Biography

2019: NFCA Scholar-Athlete … Played in 39 games and made 38 starts in the outfield … Scored 15 runs and tallied three RBI … Scored a pair of runs in a 10-3 victory over Monmouth at the season-opening FIU Panther Invitational (Feb. 23) … Went 2-for-3 with a stolen base against Florida Gulf Coast (March 20) … Got a hit in all three games of the Dartmouth series and scored two runs in game two, helping the Lions sweep the Big Green (March 23-24) … Went 1-for-3 with a two-run double against Monmouth (April 10) … Reached base four times and scored four runs in the first two games of the Cornell series, which the Lions swept (April 13-14).

2018: NFCA Scholar-Athlete … Played in 27 games and started 25 in the outfield … Hit .253 with 20 hits and two triples … Five multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance with a run and two RBIs in her first game of the year at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 23) … Went 2-for-3 with a run scored in a 5-0 win over perennial NCAA Regional participant and Big West champion Cal State Fullerton (March 13) … Went 2-for-4 with a run in an 8-7 win over Manhattan (April 11) … Recorded her first career three-RBI game in a 15-7 win at Cornell (April 28) … Notched her third career three-hit game, going 3-for-5 with two runs in the season finale at Cornell (April 29).

2017: Played 39 games and made 35 starts, primarily in the outfield … NFCA Scholar-Athlete … Hit .264 with 29 hits, including a triple and a home run … Led the team with 30 runs scored, which ranked fifth in the Ivy League … Also tallied 10 RBIs, worked 15 walks and stole five bases … Seven multi-hit and eight multi-run games … Started the season opener against Army West Point and earned her first hit and run scored later that day against Albany (Feb. 24) … Stole her first base as a pinch runner at Stetson (March 11) … Went 3-for-4 with three runs and her first career home run in a 9-8 victory over George Mason (March 17) … Went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs as part of a 9-1 win over Monmouth (March 24) … Recorded her first career triple as part of a two-hit, two-RBI performance in a nine-inning victory over Dartmouth (April 1) … Scored six runs in a doubleheader sweep over Saint Peter’s, including a 3-for-3, three-run performance in game one (April 13) … Scored five runs in a doubleheader sweep at Rider, going 3-for-6 at the plate (April 19).


Personal: A former outfielder at American Heritage School in Florida ... Earned first team all-state honors her senior season, while becoming an all-county selection her final three years ... Helped American Heritage to four district titles and the 2013 3A State Championship ... Batted .527 her senior year with a .653 on base percentage, 31 runs, and 31 stolen bases ... The daughter of Sherry and Donald “Chip” Swinarski ... Cousin, Joey Swinarski, played baseball at Mississippi State and Embry Riddle ... Will attend Columbia College.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017First Year

    Outfielder
    16
  • 16

    2018Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    16
  • 16

    2019Junior

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    16
  • 16

    2020Senior

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    16