Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Wheaton College Athletics

2014 Baseball Roster

4 Justin Swider

  • Position Second Base
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Major Business/Economics
  • Hometown Wheaton, Ill.
  • Highschool Wheaton North

Biography

Major: Business/Economics

Career: Fourth in program history with 155 games played...fourth in at bats (594), sixth in hits (187), tenth in RBI (94) and assists (235).
2014: Second Team All-CCIW selection...started all 40 games for the Thunder hitting .345 with 10 doubles, three triples, 13 stolen bases, 23 RBI and 36 runs scored...went 4-6 with three runs scored, two RBI, a double and a triple against Bethany Lutheran on March 10...went 5-5 with a runs scored and run driven in against Illinois Wesleyan on April 5...drove in two and scored twice in a 3-4 game agaisnt Millikin on April 18.
2013: Third team All-Central Region selection by D3Baseball.com...First Team All-CCIW selection...named CCIW Hitter of the Week on April 15...started all 41 games for the Thunder...hit .320 with seven doubles, one triple, two home runs, 35 RBI, 27 runs scored and 10 stolen bases...compiled a 25-game hitting streak...went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a home run against Millikin...had four RBI as part of a 2-for-5 game against Augustana...drove in three runs in a 2-for-4 game against Carthage....had two doubles, scored two runs and drove in three in a 2-for-4 game against Millikin.
2012: Second Team All-Region pick by D3Baseball.com...Second Team All-Conference selection...started all 40 games while hitting for a .336 batting average, two homers, 19 RBI and six steals...went 2-for-2 with a homer, three RBI and three walks versus Millikin...hit 3-for-6 with three RBI in a doubleheader against Fredonia...tallied four RBI in the season-opening doubleheader...went on an 11-game hit streak during the season while also tallying 16 multi-hit games.
2011: Started 32 out of 34 games played in his debut season with the Thunder...hit for a .234 batting average with one homer, 17 RBI and seven doubles...hit a three-run homer at Millikin...hit two doubles with an RBI versus Illinois Wesleyan...went 2-for-4 with two RBI at Chapman.
High School: A member of WNHS Elite 8 teams in both football and baseball...also played football and wrestled...Academic All-Conference...Illinois State Scholar...Ralph Heatherington Award for leadership...missions trip to New York.
Family matters: Is the son of Wheaton head football coach Mike Swider and plays running back for Thunder football.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2011Freshman

    Second Base/Outfield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    17
  • 4

    2012Sophomore

    Second Base
    6'1" 195 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2013Junior

    Second Base
    6'1" 195 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2014Senior

    Second Base
    6'1" 195 lbs
    4