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Carson Swilling Season 2022

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Carson Swilling Season 2022

PositionRHP
Weight196 lbs
Height5-11
ClassSophomore
HometownSmiths Station, Ala.

2022 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Went 3-2 with a 5.72 ERA in 21 relief appearances … struck out 35 batters in 28.1 innings … his 21 appearances were the fourth most on the team … all three of his wins came in SEC play … made his season debut and turned in a perfect inning with a strikeout vs. Kansas State in Arlington (Feb. 20) … struck out three in 2.1 scoreless vs. Middle Tennessee (Mar. 11) … pitched a season-high 3.1 scoreless innings and struck out four in the SEC opener vs. Ole Miss (Mar. 17) … matched a then-career-high with five strikeouts in 3.0 innings at Texas A&M (Mar. 26) … earned the win in the series-clinching win against South Carolina (Apr. 23) … struck out a career-best six batters in 2.0 scoreless innings at Jacksonville State (Apr 26) … earned the win in 2.0 near-perfect frames against Arkansas (May 7), issuing just one HBP … earned his second straight win in 2.0 near-perfect innings vs. Alabama (May 14), against just hitting one batter … didn’t allow a run in five appearances and 6.2 innings from May 7-25 … struck out a pair of batters in the College World Series against Arkansas (June 21).

2021 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Tied for the team lead in appearances with 21, all coming in relief ... posted a 1-2 record and 3.34 ERA in 29.2 innings of work … tied for the team lead with a pair of saves … struck out 33 batters and issued 14 walks on the season … allowed only one hit and didn't give up a run in his first four appearances … made his Auburn debut and pitched a 1-2-3 8th inning with a strikeout in the season opener vs. Presbyterian (Feb. 19) ... pitched a season-high 3.2 innings and earned his first career win at Lipscomb (Mar. 16) ... made his SEC debut and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts at Ole Miss (Mar. 20) ... didn't allow an earned run in six appearances and 7.1 innings from Apr. 13-30, started by striking out the side in the 9th inning of a win at Georgia Tech ... earned the first save of his career at Alabama (Apr. 16) … struck out a season-high five batters and earned the save by recording the final 10 outs in Auburn's series-clinching win at Georgia (May 1) ... turned in a pair of scoreless appearances against LSU (May 6-8) ... capped off his season with a scoreless inning and a strikeout in the regular season finale at Missouri (May 22) ... made two appearances in four of the last five series and led the team with 14 appearances in SEC play

HIGH SCHOOL
Product of Smiths Station High School and the East Cobb Astros ... rated by Perfect Game as the No. 166 player in the country and the No. 2 player in Alabama ... named a 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Third Team All-American and a member of the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase Top Prospect Team ... hit .396 with six doubles, a homer and 10 RBI in his shortened senior season at Smiths Station ... went 2-1 with a 1.27 ERA in 22 innings pitched and four starts ... hit .367 with 11 doubles, two home runs, 27 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a junior ... also saw some time on the mound and turned in a 1.00 ERA with 15 strikeouts and four saves in 9.0 innings pitched ... one of 80 high school players selected to participate in the Prospect Development Pipeline League ... went on to earn a roster spot for the first-ever MLB High School All-Star Game and threw a scoreless inning at the Cleveland Indians' Progressive Field.

PERSONAL
Son of Eric and Cindy Swilling ... has two siblings, Lori Bowers and Hunter Swilling ... his brother, Hunter, played baseball at Samford and spent two seasons in the Detroit Tigers organization ... enrolled in the College of Business ... born Jan. 6, 2002.