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2021 Baseball Roster

3 Trey Sweeney

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 200
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Accounting
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • Highschool St. Xavier

Biography

2021 - 1st Team All-American (Baseball America, Perfect Game, ABCA)
2021 - 3rd Team All-American (NCBWA)
2021 - 1st Team All-Region
2021 - Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year
2021 - 1st Team All-OVC (Shortstop)
2021 - CoSIDA Academic All-District V

2021 (SOPHOMORE):
Started 48 games at shortstop... named first team All-American by Baseball America, Perfect Game and ABCA becoming first player in program history to earn first team All-American honors at the NCAA Division I level (fifth ever program first team All-American)... named a third team All-American by NCBWA... first team ABCA All-Midwest Region... named a finalist for Brooks Wallace Award... semifinalist for Dick Howser Award and Golden Spikes Award... named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year (fourth EIU player to win OVC POY award)... named first team All-OVC shortstop... ranked in the top 50 in the NCAA in 11 different categories during the regular season including seventh in on-base percentage (.522), ninth in walks (46) and 13th in RBI (58)... set school single season record with 46 walks including 11 intentional walks... had 11 walks in last seven games... hit over .400 most of season with .401 average until final two games of the season... posted fourth best school single season on-base percentage at .522... had seventh most RBI in a season in school history with 58 and ranked first in the nation in RBI for a majority of the season... finished season hitting .382 with ten doubles, 14 home runs, 52 runs scored and a .712 slugging percentage... had 65 hits and only struck out 24 times on the season... had two games with four hits against Bellarmine and Illinois State... had two five RBI games against Tennessee Tech and SIUE... added a pair of four RBI games against Arkansas Little Rock and Eastern Kentucky... had one multiple home run game against Austin Peay (2)... CoSIDA Academic All-District V... selected with 20th overall pick by New York Yankees in MLB Draft becoming third highest EIU player ever drafted...

2020 (SOPHOMORE):
Appeared in and started all 14 games this season... Led the Panther in at bats with 57, hits with 20 and RBI with 13... Sweeney had a team-high .351 batting average, hit three doubles, hit one homerun, went two for two in stolen base attempts and drew eight walks... At the time of seasons end, Sweeney was on a 13 game hitting streak that showed no sign of slowing down... Sweeney had a career game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on March 10th that saw the shortstop record six RBI, two walks and a perfect 4-4 in the batters box... 

2019 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 55 games making 48 starts as a freshman..earned freshman team honors as the short stop had an impressive first year at EIU. Sweeney finished the 2019 season fourth in the OVC for sacrifice bunts with seven. The freshman shortstop finished the season batting .266, with 61 total bases, 47 hits, 27 runs, 24 RBIs, 18 walks, eight doubles, and two home runs...had his most hits in a game against EKU on April, 13th with four..Hit his first homerun as a Panther against Tennessee Tech on March, 24th..hit a walk-off single against EKU on April, 13th..

HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball at St. Xavier HS in Louisville... hit .389 as a senior with 41 RBI and 18 stolen bases... led team to Kentucky State Baseball Championship as a senior... 

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2019Freshman

    Infield
    6'4" 185 lbs
    12
  • 3

    2020Sophomore

    Infield
    6'4" 185 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Sophomore

    Infield
    6'4" 200 lbs
    3
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