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High School: A 2008 graduate of Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas...lettered in baseball, basketball and football and served as team captain for all three teams...named National Player of the Year by the National Christian School Athletic Association in 2008...hit .592 with 11 home runs and 62 RBI as a senior...batted .484 while also going 12-0 as a pitcher in his junior season...three-time all-state and four-time all-district selection...named his district's defensive player of the year as a junior and district MVP as a senior...a 2007 AFLAC All-American...was a member of the USA Baseball Junior National Team in 2007...played in 2007 Connie Mack World Series, and was coached by former Sun Devil Linty Ingram. MLB Draft: Selected in the 44th round (1,336th pick overall) by the Colorado Rockies in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Personal: Exploratory major at ASU...parents are Presley and Jeanie Swagerty of Sachse, Texas...has one sibling, Sara Beth...says Tiger Woods is his favorite pro athlete...lists Owen Wilson as his favorite actor and "Wedding Crashers" as his favorite movie...is a Dallas Cowboys fan...loves to play drums...born July 14, 1989 in Dallas, Texas...full name is Matthew J. Swagerty. |
 
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