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D3baseball.com All-America First Team: Zeke Swartz

DEMOREST, Ga. - Piedmont baseball's Zeke Swartz has been chosen as a First Team All-American by D3baseball.com, as the organization released its All-America teams Wednesday.

One day after earning D3baseball.com Region Pitcher of the Year honors, Swartz becomes the first in Piedmont baseball program history to earn All-America First Team status.

 


The awards are stacking up for the graduated senior left-hander, who was named Collegiate Conference of the South Pitcher of the Year and also was named Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete by the Piedmont Athletic Department.

In addition, it was announced earlier today that Swartz and teammate Braden Simms earned All-Region honors from ABCA/Rawlings, with Swartz taking home first team honors.

Swartz finished the 2025 season with a 6-1 record and an ERA of 1.96 and 84 strikeouts. Both his ERA and strikeouts led the CCS.

During the season, he was named CCS Pitcher of the Week twice and took a spot on the D3baseball Team of the Week following an 8.0 inning two-hitter with 13 strikeouts against No. 25 Emory.

This marks Swartz' second consecutive season earning D3baseball.com All-Region First Team honors.