12 Christina Swider
12 - Christina Swider
Height: 5-3
Year: So
Hometown: Hebron, Conn.
High School: RHAM
Position: 2B/OF
Major: Criminology
Previous Team: R-R

2012: Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award. NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Both Semesters). Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). Only missed one game on the season starting all 38 games at second base. Hit .258 (25-for-97) with 16 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, one homer and ten runs batted in. Slugged .351, had nine walks and posted a .333 on-base percentage. Went 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts and recorded a .959 fielding percentage in 122 chances (63 putouts, 54 assists, five errors). Batted in five games out of the two-hole in the lineup, one start as the number six hitter in the order, one in the seventh, hit six times in the eighth-spot and 25 times as the number nine hitter in the order. Had five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games on the season. Hit .304 with runners on-base and reached base at a .423 clip (11-for-26) as a leadoff hitter in an inning. Batted .286 with runners in scoring position (8-for-28), .400 with two outs (10-for-25) and collected seven 2-out RBI's. Launched her first-career home run against Saint Anselm College on April 18. Went 2-for-2 in that contest with one run scored and five runs batted in. Had two doubles in a 2-for-2 with two runs scored effort versus Pace University on March 31 in game two of a doubleheader against the Setters. Went 3-for-4 with one run scored, one RBI and one double versus New York Institute of Technology on March 30. Compiled a five-game hitting streak from April 18 to April 22. Recorded seven hits during that span scoring two runs and tallynig seven RBI's. Had a pair of runs batted in against The College of Saint Rose on March 10. Recorded her first-career triple versus Southern Connecticut State University on April 22 in game one of a doubleheader at home.

2011: Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring Semester. NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters. Appeared in 41 games for Stonehill making 36 starts.  Hit . 287 (29-for-101), the fourth highest batting average on the team, to go along with one double and seven runs batted in. Went 3-for-5 in stolen base attempts. Posted a fielding percentage of .941 with 77 putouts and 51 assists. Reached base at a .500 (11-for-22) as a leadoff hitter in an inning. Batted .273 (6-for-22) with two outs driving in five runs in the situation, fifth most on the team. Had multiple hits in seven games on the season. Collected a season-high three hits against Southern New Hampshire University (4/3). Also drove in a pair of runs, another season-high. Repeated that feat against Adelphi University (4/29) going 1-for-2 with two runs batted in. Notched her first-collegiate hit against Northwood (Mich.) University on March 12. Drove in her first run against Wheeling Jesuit University (3/12).  Hit safely in three-straight contests four times throughout the season. Scored two runs, a season-high, against the University of New Haven on April 15. Stole bases against Northwood (Mich.), Nyack College (3/25) and Bloomfield College (3/26).

High School: 2010 graduate of RHAM High School. Played for coach Steve Pernal, serving as team captain as a senior. Earned All-State and All-Northwest Conference honors. Helped Sachems win Northwest Conference Championship her sophomore year. Played club softball for Connecticut Eliminators. Team reached Round of 16 at Nationals.

Personal: Born March 17, 1992, in Norwich, Conn. Daughter of Alice and Robert Swider of Hebron, Conn. Has a sister, Carrie, and brother, Joe. Majoring in criminology. Aspires to become a lawyer. Supports the Boston Red Sox. Lists Dustin Pedroia as a favorite athlete.

Year GP/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-Att
2011 41/36 .287 101
15
29
1
0 0
7
7
17
3-5
2012 38/38 .258 97 16 25 4 1 1 10 9 9 3-4
Totals 79/74 .273 198 31 54 5 1 1 17 16 26 6-9