Will Swinson sign with the Orioles?

By Andrew Conrad
Posted: June 17, 2009

The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft does not have the following of the NBA or NFL drafts yet, but the results are on the Internet for anyone who cares to look. You can even search by home state to find all the players drafted who hail from Maryland.

So attentive local fans already know that Scott Swinson, a 2006 Centennial graduate, was drafted by the Orioles last week with the fifth pick of the 46th round (1,376th overall).

Swinson just completed his junior year at the University of Maryland, so he could still play for the Terps one more season and then re-enter the draft.

As a freshman at Centennial in 2004, Swinson helped the Eagles win the state title.

He also played football and basketball at the Ellicott City school.

As a senior, he led Centennial to the first undefeated season in Howard County play (7-1, 0.70 ERA, 60 strikeouts).

He spent his freshman year of college at George Washington, where he led the Colonials in every significant pitching category before transferring to Maryland for his sophomore year.

He capped off a fine first season with the Terps (13 starts, 5 wins, 2 complete games, 85 innings pitched, 71 strikeouts; all team bests) by throwing a no-hitter against Delaware, striking out 10, walking two, and hitting one. It was the sixth no-hitter in the history of the program, the first solo no-hitter since 1992, and the first solo shutout no-hitter since 1972.

He was named ACC Pitcher of the Week and Louisville Slugger National Pitcher of the Week after that performance.

This year, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound right-hander led the Terps in starts (13) and innings pitched (76).

He went 4-7 with a 5.54 ERA, 59 strikeouts and 22 walks.

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