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2019 Softball Roster

Peter G. Borg (Rider University)
Peter G. Borg (Rider University)

21 Kiera Swank

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Caravel Academy
  • Hometown Bear, DE

Biography

 2019:
- Played in 45 games, including 31 starts, primarily at DP and in the outfield
- MAAC All-Academic Team honoree
- Hit a pair of home runs, including a solo shot in a win over Fairleigh Dickinson (Apr. 17)
- Added three doubles, eight walks and seven RBI’s

2018: 
- Saw action in 40 games, including 18 starts, primarily at catcher
- Hit .310 with 14 RBI’s and 10 runs scored
- Her seven doubles ranked tied for second on the team, despite a limited 71 at bats
- Had five multi-hit games and five games with multiple RBI’s
- Started the season on a six-game hitting streak, including two-hit games against Kent State (Feb. 17), Coppin State (March 3) and Saint Peter’s (March 4)
- Delivered her only home run of the season in a come-from-behind win over Marist in the season finale on May 6

2017:
- Saw action in 36 games, including 30 starts between catcher and DP
- Had a pair of multi-hit games against Norfolk State (March 3) and Penn (March 26)
- Hit three doubles
- Had a four-game hitting streak (April 2-5) and ended the season hitting safely in the last three
- Her streak of six-straight games reaching base safely (March 26-April 5) ranked second on the team

2016:
- Played in 31 games, making 25 starts as a Rider rookie
- Started 20 games at catcher
- Batted .667 as a pinch-hitter
- Had a double and home run, scoring twice against North Carolina A&T on March 7
- Went two for four with a run scored in the season-ending doubleheader against Delaware State on May 8


Before Rider:

Three-year letterwinner at Caravel Academy…played for the Pennsbury Gems in club softball…also lettered in field hockey as a goalie. 

Personal:
Daughter of Craig and Karen Swank, older brother Matt, older sisters Kirstin and Katrina... A marketing major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2016Freshman

    Catcher/Outfield
    5'8"
    9
  • 21

    2017Sophomore

    Catcher/Outfield
    5'8"
    21
  • 21

    2018Junior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    21
  • 21

    2019Senior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    21