#13 Ben Swails Season 2023-24

2024

• Appeared in 20 games.
• Batted .250 with one hit in four at-bats.
• 1.000 fielding percentage, helping turn two double plays.

2023

• Did not see game action.

High School

• Class 3A Most Valuable Player and 3A all-state captain
• First-team all-state and all-state Super Team
• First-team all-district and unanimous first-team all-conference
• Second-team all-conference and second-team all-district as a freshman and sophomore
• Slashed .477/.574/.856 for a 1.430 OPS as a senior with 53 hits, 11 doubles, nine home runs, 57 RBIs, 19 walks, 95 total bases, 39 runs and was 17-for-17 on the base paths
• Hit .327 with 15 doubles, 18 RBIs and 19 walks as a freshman and .368 with 23 RBIs, four doubles and 11 walks as a sophomore
• Holds school records for single season home runs (9), RBIs (57), slugging percentage (.856) and doubles (15)
• Helped team to a 2022 conference title, a 2020 conference runner-up and a 2020 3A State Tournament quarterfinal appearance
• Was a 13U All-American Games Direct selection
• Also was the district MVP in football as a senior and earned second-team all-state honors
• Helped football team to two state playoff appearances
• Second-team all-state selection in basketball, helping team to a third-place finish in 2020
  Five-time state track medalist
• Earned academic all-state in four sports from 2018-22
• 2022 Bernie Saggau Award recipient
• 2022 Academic Excellence and Math Scholar honoree
• National Honor Society
• High school coaches were Brent Henry and Nick Zumsande

Personal

• Born March 23, 2004
• Son of Laura Williams and Shawn Swails
• Has two older brothers, Robby and Andrew
• Robby plays baseball at Quincy University
• Majoring in sport and recreation management