Gavin
Swaney

Maryland Unsigned Senior Games

Body: 5’10’’, 174 pounds. Athletic frame with strength. 
Hit: RHH. Hits from a square stance at the plate with a quiet load and balanced stride. Stays short and aggressive to the ball with a level swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Stays down hard on the ball through contact with some lower half involvement. Gets extension past contact with a one-handed finish. Middle to pull-side line drive approach.  
Power: 87 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Strength present in the swing with pop to the middle and pull-side. 
Arm: RH. C - 71 mph. Throws with short arm action from a high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Pop times ranged 2.03 - 2.10. Quick footwork and catch and release. Gains ground on throws to second and throws showed accuracy to the bag. 
Run: 7.75 60-yard time.

Preseason All-State Session I

Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 5’10”, 170 pounds. Athletic
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly closed stance. Controlled load and small stride. Creates nice hand separation. Short compact level swing. Showed quick hands and bat speed through the zone.  Maintains excellent balance throughout the swing and stays behind the ball very well. Generates strong lower half involvement and gets good extension through contact. Finishes swing hard with one hand. Very nice gap-to-gap line drive approach. 
Power: 80 mph exit velocity from the tee. Gap-to-gap pop with more developing. 
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Throws with short arm action from a high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: 1.93 - 2.02 pop times. Quick footwork and athletic actions behind the dish. Squares shoulders to the target and gains ground on throws to second base. Exchange is very quick and clean and throws were accurate to the bag. 
Run: 4.70 home-to-first time.

Delivery: Starts with a controlled, side rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Arm works well with the body. Hand separation is on time and fluid. Generates ok drive off of his back leg and gets down the hill well. Ends in athletic fielding position.
Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a low three-quarter arm slot.
FB: T75 mph, 74-75 mph. Natural arm-side run evident.
CB: 64-66 mph. Loopy, 10/4 shape.
CH: 64-68 mph. Subtle action at the plate.
SL: 61-64 mph. Tighter, 10/5 shape.

MD Top Prospect Games II

Athletic body type and 5’10’’, 159 pound frame. Hits from a balanced, athletic, slightly open stance at the plate. Quick load with good hand separation and a short stride. Short to the ball with a slightly uphill swing path and quick bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball well with excellent balance and some lower half involvement. Showed a pull-side line drive approach with some power. Recorded a 79 mph exit velocity. Gains ground on throws to second base with quick footwork and clean exchanges. Throws with slightly longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot at 72 mph. Pop times ranged 2.00 - 2.08. Ran a 7.71 60-yard time.

Gavin Swaney C/OF Walkersville (MD) 2021

Athletic frame at 5-foot-10, 159-pounds. Hits from the right side with a slightly narrow open stance. Direct load back and strides forward landing on line. Level path that was quick in and out of the zone, line drive tendency, and used the middle of the field well. Exit velocity was 79 mph. Feet were active behind the plate and worked through his throws with a quick exchange and release. Short arm action and throws from a three-quarter arm slot at 72 mph. Pop times ranged from 1.98-2.09. 60 time was 7.71.