Ronald Sweeny

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Position:
INF
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 230
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Woodbury, Minn.
High School:
Woodbury

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2022 | RS SENIOR Played in 50 games, starting in 43 in his final year as a Gopher in 2022 · slashed .219/.419/.320 with seven home runs, 15 RBI and 26 runs scored · walked 18 times, tallied 34 hits, eight doubles and a triple · also registered 10 stolen bases (second on the team) and tallied 335 putouts with a .986 fielding percentage. Game Highlights: Hit his first home run of the year at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 21) · went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in a win over UST (March 1) · totaled two hits, including a home run vs. SDSU (March 2) · registered a pair of hits against No. 25 West Virginia (March 4) · tallied a double and a single vs. NDSU (March 8) · hit a two-run home run against Western Illinois in a win (March 25) · drilled a three-run opposite field home run at Indiana (May 13) · went 2-for-5 in a win at IU (May 15) · went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in a win over Northwestern (May 19) · hit a solo home run vs. the Wildcats (May 20) · finished his career with a solo home run on the final day of the season vs. NW (May 21).

2021 | SUMMER Played in 65 games for the La Crosse Loggers, hitting .278 with eight home runs and 47 RBI (both team-highs) · had 65 hits, 14 doubles, 54 walks and 19 stolen bases - all of which were team- highs besides stolen bases (second on team) · his eight home runs, 47 RBI, 54 walks and 14 doubles all ranked top-10 in the Northwoods League · he was selected for the Northwoods League Home Run Derby.

2021 | SENIOR Played in all 37 games, including 32 starts · Led the Gophers in home runs (9) and RBI (30) while ranking second in runs (16) and total bases (57) · slashed .228/.323/.500 on the season while also drawing 16 walks and stealing three bases in three tries · Posted a .997 fielding percentage and made just one error all season. Game Highlights: Went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk and a career-high six RBI in a win over Rutgers (March 7) · Tallied two doubles with a walk, an RBI and a run scored at Nebraska (March 27) · Blasted a grand slam in the second game of a doubleheader at Nebraska (March 27) · Went 1-for-3 with a home run at Iowa (April 11) · Tallied two RBI and one hit in four at-bats with a homer at Indiana (April 23) · Went 4-for-8 with two home runs, four RBI and a walk in a two-game stretch at Maryland (May 1 and 2) · Went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in a win vs. Purdue (May 23) · Totaled two hits in four at-bats with a double and two RBI vs. Penn State (May 29).

2020 | SUMMER Competed for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League in addition to playing for the Miesville Mudhens of the Minnesota Baseball Association · slashed a combined .259/.342/.496 and paced all Gophers with eight home runs on top of eight doubles, 23 runs and 37 RBI · slashed .234/.369/.430 for the Loggers with a team-high six home runs while collecting three doubles, 16 runs, 26 RBI, 18 walks and three steals · committed just one error in the field all summer long · named NWL Player of the Night on July 28 after going 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs.

2020 | JUNIOR Ranked by Perfect Game as the Big Ten's Preseason No. 27 MLB Draft prospect · played in 11 games including eight starts · batted .214/.389/.286 with one triple, four runs and two RBI across 28 at bats. Game Highlights: Made his NCAA debut and collected his first career hit in his first career at bat, finishing 2-for-5 with a pair of runs in the season opener against Oregon on Feb. 14 · drove in the first run of his NCAA career with an RBI triple during a 1-for-2 performance versus Arizona on Feb. 17 · went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk against NDSU on March 3.

2019 | SUMMER Competed for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League · selected to play in the MLB Dreams Showcase as one of the premier prospects in the Northwoods League · batted .211 with four home runs, five doubles, 17 runs, 20 RBI and four steals · recorded as many walks (21) as strikeouts at the plate.

BEFORE MINNESOTA Spent two seasons at Iowa Western Community College (NJCAA).

2019 | SOPHOMORE (Iowa Western) Played in 59 games for the Reivers while being named a JBB First-Team All-American and an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American · slashed .440/.536/.887 with 16 home runs, 19 doubles, 70 RBI and 65 runs scored · 2019 ICCA Division-I Defensive Player of the Year · won the Junior College World Series "Leading Hitter" Award · named to the All NJCAA World Series Team · 2019 Northern District All-Tournament Team · struck out just 28 times in 159 at-bats.

2018 | FRESHMAN (Iowa Western) Played in 40 games for the Reievers · slashed .375/.475/.580 with four home runs, seven doubles, 34 RBIs, and 26 runs.

PREP CAREER A 2017 graduate of Woodbury · played alongside fellow Gopher Max Meyer in high school · three-time All-Suburban East Conference · 2016-17 All-Section selection · 2017 All-State nominee · 2017 All-Metro honoree· helped lead Woodbury to back-to-back state tournament appearances in 2016 and 2017 · two-sport athlete in hockey and baseball for the Royals · also an All-Conference and All-Section pick on the ice.

PERSONAL Native of Woodbury, Minnesota · son of Lisa and Ron Sweeny · plans to study sport management or criminology at Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA: "I chose to come to the 'U' because this is my hometown. That's a big part of it. You hear so much about the culture created by [head coach John Anderson] that it's so hard to not want to come play here. He's always got your back and he always wants what's best for you both on and off the field. He always looks at you as a person first, not just a baseball player. There's more to life than just baseball, so I like that."