Coach Taps says: "Jonah had a breakout year in spring 2024, emerging as one of our starting pitchers. A freak athlete, the sky is the limit for him. Jonah possesses dominant stuff and could become one of the top talents in our region very shortly."
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2025: Appeared in 11 games and started 9, posting a 0-2 record with an E.R.A. of 6.08 over 23.2 innings of work ... Strong outing (3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/25) … Closed out a shutout (1.0 IP, 0 H, K, 0 BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Lebanon Valley (3/14) … Pitched a pair of quality innings (2.0 IP, 2 H, R, 0 ER, 0 K, BB) vs. RV/RV Montclair State (3/25) … Strong outing (2.0 IP, H, 0 R, K, BB) vs. Farmingdale State (4/3) … Excellent start (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K, 2 BB) vs. RV/RV Eastern Connecticut State (4/7) … Recorded six consecutive outs to complete his outing in a start (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB) vs. St. Joseph’s - Long Island (4/22) … Earned the save (3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 4 K, 0 BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom Semifinal doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (5/4).
2024: Appeared in 8 games and started 3, posting a 1-0 record with 1 save and a 4.00 E.R.A. over 18.0 innings … Limited hitters to an impressive .250 batting average … Picked up a three inning save (H, 0 R, 5 K, BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/1) … Scorless frame (H, K, 0 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/30) … Clean and dominant inning of work with two strikeouts in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/13) … Picked up a no-decision in his first collegiate start on the mound (2.2 IP, 3 H, R, 0 ER, 3 K, BB) vs. Mt. St. Vincent (4/16) … 0.2 innings of work (0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 K, BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. No. 16/No. 21 Misericordia (4/26) … Earned the win (5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 6 K, 4 BB) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. Saint Joseph’s – Long Island (4/30).
2023: Appeared in one game out of the bullpen, his collegiate debut, and fired a scoreless inning (0 H, 0 K, BB) in the 1
st game of a doubleheader vs. Lehman (3/4).
High School: IB Diploma Candidate … Played under Coach Erik Dial at Mendham High School where he helped his squad advance to the semifinal of the NJ State Tournament … Selected team captain as a senior … Earned First-Team All-Conference honors … Played summer ball for Go the Distance under Coach JP Mahoney.
Personal: Son of Kimberly and Erik Swarts … Has three younger siblings: Dylan, Mary, and Liam … Majoring in Mechanical Engineering … Picked Stevens because of the engineering and baseball programs … Favorite book and movie are The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Interstellar respectively … Top MLB team and player is the New York Yankees and Mariano Rivera … Enjoys mountain biking, skimboarding, snowboarding, 3D printing and golf during his free time ... Trains at Total Arm Care in Wharton, NJ.
Summer Collegiate Baseball: Will be competing for the CGI Monsoons of the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) in summer 2023.
