Turner Swistak

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
6-3
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Hattiesburg, Miss.
High School:
Oak Grove HS
Prev School:
Tennessee

2024: Made 16 appearances on the mound for the Bulldogs, including 13 starts ... Tossed 53.0 total innings with a 7.98 ERA, going 5-3 ... Struck out 53 batters ... Got the victory in his Bulldog debut versus Northern Colorado (2/17), throwing 4.2 innings with two runs allowed and eight strikeouts ... Threw 5.0 scoreless innings in a win against Kent State (2/25) ... Went a season-long 6.0 innings in a win on the road versus No. 19 Dallas Baptist, allowing zero runs with a season-high nine strikeouts ... Saw action in two CUSA Tournament games versus Liberty (5/25) and DBU (5/26).

PRIOR TO LA TECH: On roster with Tennessee Volunteers, but did not see action ... Transferred to UT after spending two years at Pearl River Community College ... Went a combined 11-2 with the Wildcats, tossing 100.2 innings with a combined ERA of 4.83 ... Made 16 appearances in 2022, going 6-0 on the mound with 58 strikeouts ... Went 5-2 in 2011 with 11 mound appearances and 25 strikeouts ... Played high school ball at Oak Grove in Hattiesburg, Mississippi ... During three seasons on the mound with the Warriors, was 10-3 with a 1.69 ERA ... In 91 innings, struck out 112 and held opponents to a .186 batting average ... Named Honorable Mention on PineBelt Sports' 2019 All-Area team and was listed on the publication's 2020 preseason squad ... Perfect Game ranked him as the fifth right-hander and 15th overall high school prospect in Mississippi.

PERSONAL: Son of Brian and Lori Ann Swistak ... Brother of Maddie.