Steve Swail was a three-year member of the baseball team. He was
a member of two conference championship teams during his career in
1987 and 1989. In 1989, Swail was elected captain leading the team
to a 19-9-1 record and was the recipient of the Louis Parisien
Award. Over the course of his career, his team would record 66 wins
in his three seasons.
Upon finishing his collegiate career, Swail signed
professionally with the Atlanta Braves organization. Swail played
professional baseball for five seasons. He had his best season in
1993, batting .263 with his only career home run while he played
for the Durham Bulls out of the Carolina League. He was best known
for defensive prowess behind the plate. After retiring from
professional baseball he moved on to be a scout for Major League
Baseball. He has done scouting for the Arizona Diamondbacks and New
York Yankees