Morgan McSweeney

Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hudson, Mass.
High School:
Worcester Academy

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 17th Round, No. 498 Overall of 2019 MLB Draft

Career Summary
Finished his career with a 10-10 record and 5.24 ERA ... Made 57 appearances and 22 starts on the mound, striking out 154 batters in 159.2 innings.

2019 (Junior)
Pitched in 14 games and made 11 starts, finishing the year with a 3-3 record and 7.64 ERA ... Struck out 40 batters in 50.2 innings ... Best two starts came in the first three games of the year ... In opener against Sacred Heart (Feb. 15), tossed 6.2 shutout innings, striking out seven while allowing two hits and one walk en route to the victory ... Against Furman (March 3), threw 6.0 scoreless frames, fanning five while conceding three hits and four walks ... Earned the victory against Boston College (March 17) with 7.0 innings of three-run ball with five strikeouts.

2018 (Sophomore)
Started the year in the bullpen before settling in as the Saturday starter ... Finished the year with a 2-6 record and 4.44 ERA, striking out 66 batters in 73.0 innings over 18 appearances (10 starts) ... Moved into the rotation after a long bullpen outing against UMass Lowell (March 3), in which he struck out 10 batters with only one walk in 6.0 innings of one-run ball ... Excelled in his first start, a series-clinching win over Florida State (March 10), as he earned the victory with 6.1 innings, striking out seven while allowing just one run on three hits and two walks ... Best outing of the season came at Boston College (Apr. 13), tossing 6.0 shutout frames with 11 strikeouts, conceding only two hits and a walk ... Was on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list heading into the season ... Played summer ball with the Brewster Whitecaps on the Cape, but season was cut short due to injury.

2017 (Freshman)
McSweeney had a strong rookie campaign, finishing the year with a 5-1 record and 3.50 ERA ... Made 25 appearances (sixth-most in program history for a Deacon freshman) including a start, striking out 48 batters with 18 walks in 36.0 innings ... His 12.0 strikeouts per nine innings ranks fourth in program history for a season ... Was dominant to end the year, going 3-0 with a 0.75 ERA over his last seven appearances, striking out 13 batters in nine innings in that span ... Didn't allow a run in 3.1 innings of NCAA Tournament work, including 2.0 shutout frames in the NCAA Super Regional at Florida (June 12) ... Struck out a season-best five batters twice, including in 2.1 innings vs. Davidson (Feb. 28) and in 2.0 innings against Elon (Apr. 4) ... Allowed just one home run, a solo shot, all season ... Went 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA in ACC action.

High School
Rated as the No. 393 prospect in the nation by Perfect Game, as well as the No. 2 prospect from the state of Massachusetts ... Selected as the No. 6 prospect in the New England region by Prep Baseball Report ... Named a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American, as well as to their all-Northwest region first team ... Was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 8 draft prospect from the state of Massachusetts (college and HS) heading into 2016 MLB Draft ... Finished his senior season with five complete games in seven starts, going 5-0 with a 1.21 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 40 innings ... Twice named CNEPSBL all-league ... Earned two varsity letters in baseball at Worcester after being cut from St. John's prior to his junior year.

Background
Born on Sept. 21, 1997 ... Son of Morgan and Lisa McSweeney ... Club teammate of fellow Deacon Holden White with the New England Ruffnecks, as well as ACC foes Adam Laskey (Duke), Joe Walsh (BC) and Robbie Peto (UNC).