Kelly Sweyer

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Year:
Junior
Pos.:
INF
Hometown:
Woodland, Wash.
Prev School:
Woodland HS

2024 (senior season):

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 45 of 50 games, made 28 starts
Made 26 starts at designated player, two at first base
Batted .277, the fourth-best average on the team
Thirteen of 28 hits went for extra bases
Had nine doubles, one triple, three home runs
Ranked third on team with 24 RBIs
Had five multiple-hit games, five games with multiple RBIs
Went 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs in home win over North Dakota
Had eight hits, eight RBIs in nine-game home stand from March 7-23
Drove in three runs in Big Sky opener at Weber State
Hit home runs against Purdue-Fort Wayne, Saint Mary’s and Northern Illinois
Batted .563 as a pinch hitter, going 9 for 16 with three doubles and two home runs

2023 (junior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 47 games, made 44 starts
All starts came at designated player
Hit .252 to rank fourth on team
Tied for team lead with four home runs, had six doubles
Had a team-high 19 RBIs, scored 13 runs
Drew 17 walks, had an on-base percentage of .338
Had five multiple-hit games, two with multiple RBIs
Had a team-leading reached-base streak of nine
Batted in either the No. 3 or 4 spot in every start
Had three hits against Fresno State in second game of season
Drove in two against NCAA tournament qualifier Long Beach State and Carroll
Hit home runs against Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Carroll and Northern Colorado

2022 (sophomore season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 30 of 47 games … Made seven starts at designated player
Had 17 appearances as a pinch hitter, three as a pinch runner
Batted .143 with six hits in 42 at-bats
Scored nine runs, drove in four
Had four extra-base hits, two doubles, two home runs
Both home runs came in home win over Providence

2021 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 17 of 49 games ... Made two starts at third base
Pinch hit 10 times, pinch ran five times
Had two hits in 15 at-bats (.133) ... Scored two runs
Collected first collegiate hit, a double, at home against Utah Valley in first career start
Had a base hit in the next game against the Wolverines as well

Career Highs
At-bats: 4, 19 times
Hits: 3, two times
Doubles: 2 (North Dakota, 3.22.24)
Triples: 1 (Holy Cross, 3.7.24)
Home runs: 2 (Providence [MT], 3.19.22)
Runs: 2, two times
RBIs: 3, two times
Walks: 2 (Providence [MT], 3.28.23)
Steals: 1 (Providence [MT], 4.1.24)

Longest hitting streak: 4
Longest reached-base streak: 9
Career multiple-hit games: 11
Career multiple-RBI games: 8

Prep: A 2020 graduate of Woodland High ... First-team all-league and all-state as a junior as the Beavers won the Class 2A state title ... Named a Top 10 Corner Infielder in Washington by Scorebook Live prior to (canceled) senior year.

Personal: The daughter of Doug and Carey Sweyer ... Has a younger sister, Meghan ... A communicative sciences and disorders major.