2024 Baseball Roster

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14 Ty Swaim

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chesterfield. Va.
  • Highschool James River

Biography

Overall: Ranks third in stolen bases with 78, fifth in at-bats with 750, and ninth in career games played with 201 all-time.
 
2024: Voted as a Preseason All-SoCon Second-Team Second Baseman…played and started in 55 contests…boasted a .346 batting average with a consistent .483 slugging percentage and .418 on-base percentage…produced a team-high 75 hits along with 14 doubles, four homers, and 47 RBI…swiped 27 bases, the 32nd-most in NCAA Division I…ranked in the top 10 in the SoCon in hits and stolen bases…hit a walk-off home run against Western Carolina…had five hits against Richmond and UNC Asheville…recorded 23 multi-hit games...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and Academic All-Conference Team.

2023 (Junior)
  • Second-team All-SoCon and all-state selection at 2B
  • A member of the 2022-23 VaSID Academic All-State Team
  • Tied for 14th in DI with 35 stolen bases
  • Led the Southern Conference in stolen bases and doubles and ranked in the top 10 in runs, hits and triples.
  • Hit .348 with 57 runs, 20 doubles, 34 RBI and a .405 on base percentage while starting all 55 games
  • Had four hits for the second-straight game on 4/25 vs. Norfolk State; 4-4 2 2B, 2 SB, 2 R, 2 RBI
  • Had four hits on April 23 vs. Mercer and scored four times; hit .471 for the series with seven runs
  • Went 4-4 on 4/15 vs. SIUE with two stolen bases
  • Drilled a home run, walked three times and scored five runs at Miss. St. on Feb. 18
2022: Hit .269 while starting 49 games in the infield, splitting time between third base and second base … scored 25 runs and drove in 20 … was a perfect 6-6 in stolen bases … had three hits in a start at 2B on May 17 vs. ODU …  drew four walks and scored four runs at Richmond on May 3 … went 2-5 with a double, two runs, three RBI and a stolen base 4/30 vs. WCU … hit a three-run triple in the ninth to lift VMI to a 4-1 win at VCU on April 5 … had his first career collegiate home run at Radford on 3/30; went 2-5 with three RBI and two runs … delivered three hits against Virginia Tech on March 29 … hit two doubles against Rider on March 19 and scored twice … rapped two hits in each game of the series against Binghamton 3/4-6 … had three hits and two RBI vs. Lafayette Feb. 27.

2021: Started 38 games, mainly at third base, but also spent time in the outfield … hit .254 with 10 stolen bases … had a .377 on base percentage, aided by 12 walks and 12 HBP … was 2-4 with two runs scored at The Citadel on April 30 … had two hits and a sac bunt 4/17 vs. Mercer (game 1) ... went 2-3 with a walk and a HBP on 4/2 at Samford (game 2) … reached base safely in all four of his at bats March 26 against UNCG with three hits and a walk … went 4-5 with three runs, three RBI and three stolen bases against James Madison on March 13 … had a two-run single in his first collegiate game at #14 Virginia on 2/23 and got the start in CF and also walked twice.

Before VMI: A four-year letterman at James River under coach Pete Schumaker … top three in career hits, career stolen bases, games played and on base percentage … a three-year letterman in basketball, a four-year letterman in golf, as well as lettering in volleyball … the only student in James River history to make it to states in four sports, including three in one year … the 2020 Male athlete of the year …  earned the Carrie Roarity Scholarship for Outstanding Service and the Chemistry Award.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2021Freshman

    Infielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2022Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Junior

    Infielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2024Senior

    Infielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    14