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Adam Swann,
University of Georgia
Jr OF R/R 6'0 180 6/12/80
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A Junior clutch hitter from Comer, GA …. In
2000 batted .305 with career high 46 RBI and 9 HR including school
record-tying three grand slams ... Started all 58 games including
57 in right field and one in centerfield ... Team-best 18 doubles
and 5 SFs ... Had a career-best 15-game hitting streak … In 1999
batted .302 ... Made 21 starts as the designated hitter and one in
left field ... Biggest hit of the season came on a ninth inning
pinch-hit two-run home run that gave Georgia an 11-11 tie … had
remarkable .512 slugging percentage ... Compiled a seven-game
hitting streak at one point ... At Madison County High School was
a Three-year letterman including two-time Athens Daily News/Banner
Herald Northeast Georgia Player of the Year ... In Senior year
batted .491 9-3 with a 3.86 ERA and 101 strikeouts as a first
baseman/pitcher … Owns school career records for batting (.433),
hits (113), home runs (24), and RBI (117) ... Participant in 1998
GACA All-Star game ... Hit .535 for the 1998 Athens Trojan Connie
Mack team that was the state runner-up ... Went 7-1 with two saves
and 75 strikeouts in 51.2 innings as a junior ... Batted .468 en
route to first Best Hitter and MVP award ... Also named Best
Hitter, MVP and Coaches Award as a senior … Personal Favorites:
Food [Country Fried Chicken] … Hobby [Hunting/Fishing] … Actor
[Tommy Lee Jones] ... Subject [Math] … Pro Team [Atlanta Braves]
… Athlete [Brett Butler] … Nickname [Swanny] Back
to Roster
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