Pronounced: sweeney
2021 Conference USA All-Academic Team
2019 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
WKU President’s List (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
2021 (Sophomore): Appeared in 41 games while making 39 starts primarily in left field … Produced a .252/.336/.389 slash line … Tallied 33 hits, 18 runs, 15 RBI and 13 walks … Accumulated 39 putouts and three assists in the field … Racked up eight multi-hit, five multi-run and three multi-RBI games … Went 3-for-5 against Charlotte (3/28) while collecting two doubles, two runs and one RBI … Hit 3-for-5 against Valparaiso (3/20) to go along with two runs and one double.
*2020 (Sophomore): Started 16 games in left field … Produced a .333/.522/.667 slash line … Ranked first on the team in on-base and slugging percentage while tying for third in batting average … Ranked first on the squad in runs (23) and walks (15) while tying for first in home runs (three), ranking fourth in doubles (five) and tying for fourth in RBI (10) … Ranked ninth in the nation in runs scored and 30th in walks … Tallied 21 putouts and two assists in the field … Racked up five multi-run, four multi-hit and two multi-RBI games on the season … Tied a career-high with three hits against Purdue (3/6) while recording two runs, two RBI, one double and a home run … Hit a grand slam at USC Upstate (3/1) while adding three runs and two walks … Hit 2-for-3 against Purdue (3/7) to go along with three runs, two walks and a double.
2019 (Freshman): Named to the 2019 Conference USA All-Freshman Team … Started 52 games in center field … Posted a .257/.348/.422 slash line … Recorded 48 hits, 35 RBI, 31 runs, 19 walks, 11 doubles and six home runs … Ranked second on the team in RBI, fourth in doubles, home runs, walks and runs and tied for fifth in hits … Added 107 putouts and two assists in the field without an error … Racked up 11 multi-hit, seven multi-RBI and six multi-run games … Amassed a season-high six RBI against Belmont (4/16) after blasting two home runs … Tied a season-high with three hits against Austin Peay (5/14) while adding four RBI, four runs and two long balls … Went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI and a double against Northern Kentucky (2/17).
At Parkway West HS: Earned 3 letters for baseball, 2 for soccer and 2 for basketball ... Slashed .487/.604/.910 as a senior, with 14 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs and 30 RBI ... Was named Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-State and Third Team All-Metro by the MHSBCA in 2018 ... Slashed .440/.512/.760 as a junior, including a 4-for-5 game with 2 doubles, a grand slam HR and 9 RBI ... Was MHSBCA All-Conference 3 times for baseball and 2 times for soccer ... Was Second Team All-State for soccer as a junior ... Won the Yale Book Award his junior year ... Earned first honors with a GPA of 4.0 or higher all 4 years.
Personal Info: Born August 20, 1999 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Shannon and Shane ... Has a younger sibling, Ayden ... His father played baseball at the University of Richmond and Rollins University ... Studying Accounting at WKU ... Chose WKU because, after visiting during his junior year of high school, he loved the campus, facilities, and coaching staff more than any other school he visited ... Favorite athlete is Bo Jackson because there has never been a more freak athlete than him ... Plans to work as a CPA or financial consultant after his playing days are over ... His dad had the biggest influence on his athletic career because the many hours they put in every night in the backyard are paying off today.
