Biography
2021 (Senior Year): Named to the Preseason All-MEAC second team … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the fall … Pitched in six games, all in relief and held a 0.84 ERA in 8.1 innings of work … Allowed five runs, one earned and earned a win in relief … Ended her career ninth all-time at NSU in ERA (3.10), 11th in fewest walks/7 innings (2.46), 14th in wins (21) and 15th in appearances (60) … Got the victory after pitching a scoreless inning in a 10-inning game against Cleveland State on March 6 … Pitched a scoreless inning of relief in a game 1 win over Coppin State on April 2.
2020 (Junior Year): Preseason All-MEAC 2nd Team … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Competed in 13 games in the circle and made eight starts on the season before it was shut down due to COVID-19 … Went 3-5 with a 4.58 ERA in 44.1 innings of work … Struck out 16 and also had one save … Ended the year seventh all-time at NSU in fewest walks per seven innings (2.43), ninth in ERA (3.18), and 15th in wins (20) and fewest hits per seven innings (8.45) … On Feb. 9, earned the win after allowing four hits and one earned run in 5.1 innings against Robert Morris … Later in the day, got the save after pitching a scoreless inning in a victory versus South Carolina State … Had her third win of the year on March 12 at Maryland Eastern Shore, allowing four hits and no runs in 3.2 innings of work … Also got a win on Feb. 28 over Fairleigh Dickinson, giving up five hits and two earned runs with three strikeouts in four innings.
2019 (Sophomore Year): A Third-Team All-MEAC honoree … Named MEAC Pitcher of the Week on April 23 … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the fall and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Pitched in 20 games and made 18 starts in the circle … Posted a 9-7 record with a 2.36 ERA … Three five complete games, including three shutouts, and had a save in one of her two relief appearances … Struck out 36 in 95.0 innings of work … Led the MEAC in ERA … Ranked 23rd in the nation in fewest hit batters (3), No. 108 in walks allowed per seven innings (1.69) and No. 122 in ERA … Ranked fifth in NSU Division I records and 14th in overall records in ERA … Also stood 13th in D-I records in wins … Ended the season fifth all-time at NSU in fewest walks per seven innings (1.93), seventh in ERA (2.84), and 12th in fewest hits per seven innings (8.04) … Had a strong close to the season, allowing just five earned runs in 37.0 innings over her last seven appearances (0.95 ERA) … Threw back-to-back shutouts against Albany on March 10 and North Carolina A&T on March 15 … In the first game, allowed four hits in all seven innings of a 1-0 win, and followed that up by allowing three hits and striking out five in another 1-0 victory … Also threw a five-inning shutout, striking out five and allowing four hits in a 10-0 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on March 30 … Earned the win over Hampton on April 10, allowing four hits and one earned run with four strikeouts in seven innings in a 2-1 victory … Pitched four innings in a 7-1 win over Coppin State on April 12 … Got a no-decision after allowing four hits and no runs in 3.1 innings in a 3-0 win over the Eagles on April 14 … Scattered 10 hits but allowed just one unearned run with five strikeouts in all seven innings of a 6-1 victory at Delaware State on April 19 … Earned her last win of the year on May 8 against North Carolina A&T, giving up four hits and one unearned run in 4.2 innings of work … Pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief for a save against North Carolina Central on March 5.
2018 (Freshman Year): Appeared in 21 games and made 13 starts in the circle … Named the MEAC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 26 … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Posted an 8-7 record with a 3.39 ERA … Had three complete games and pitched a total of 82.2 innings, striking out 44 … Stood ninth in the MEAC in wins, 12th in ERA and 17th in strikeouts … Ranked 27th in the nation in fewest hit batters with three … Also made three starts at DP … At the plate, finished the year with five hits in 24 at bats with a double and two RBI … Earned her first collegiate win on Feb. 18 against South Carolina State, allowing seven hits and one earned run while striking out a season-high eight in six innings of work … Earned a pair of wins over Howard on April 14 and 15, both in relief … Combined to pitch 7.2 innings while giving up four hits and no runs with five strikeouts … Also pitched three innings in relief against Morgan State on April 8, allowing two hits and two unearned runs … Struck out four and allowed one hit in the first three innings of a win over South Carolina State on Feb. 24 … The next day, pitched three innings to start the game against Davis & Elkins, allowing three hits and one earned run to get the win … Also got the victory on Feb. 23 against S.C. State, allowing one hit and striking out two in 2.2 innings of relief … Also drove in a run that game with her first collegiate hit … Had an RBI double in game 1 at North Carolina A&T on March 7 … Ended the year with three hits in her last six at bats.
High School: Competed on the varsity softball team at Wilson High School all four years … Named the Conference 17 Pitcher of the Year as a senior … Earned second-team All-Tidewater honors from the Virginian Pilot that year … Earned second-team All-Conference 17 honors at pitcher her freshman year and first-team accolades her next three seasons … Was a second-team All-4A East Region honoree her senior and junior years and honorable mention her sophomore year … Named Team MVP as a freshman, junior and senior … Went 14-7 with a 0.93 ERA in 112 innings as a senior … Struck out 181 and also hit .321 … Posted a 13-5 record her junior year in 2016 with 174 strikeouts in 106 innings … Posted a 1.40 ERA and batted .526 that year … Hit .438 as a sophomore and threw 98 innings in the circle with a 1.27 ERA … Struck out 151 while posting a 16-3 record … Went 14-4 her freshman season in 2014 with a 0.89 ERA in 102 innings, 120 strikeouts and a .384 batting average … Also played volleyball, earning second-team all-conference honors as a senior.
Club: Competed for four year for VA Legacy Elite, two with the U-14 team and two with the U-16 team … Also played with the VA Sting Fastpitch team.
Personal: Full name is Skylar Jessica Swain … Born on Feb. 18, 1999 … Daughter of Romulas Swain … Has two older brothers, Ryan and Jessie, two older sisters, Alyssa and Amber, and one younger brother, Seth … Majoring in pre-professional biology … Wants to become an orthopedic trauma surgeon … Member of the Biology Society … Enjoys hunting, fishing, boating, cooking, gardening, weightlifting, and spending time with her dogs.
