Alabama baseball infielder Mason Swinney enters NCAA Transfer Portal

The Alabama baseball season has come to an end. Although the college baseball season has yet to conclude, the Crimson Tide is already starting to see movement throughout its program. On Saturday, On3 was informed that Alabama infielder Mason Swinney has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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Swinney was one of the top recruits of the Crimson Tides’ 2022 class. He played high school baseball at Phil Campbell High School in Phil Campbell, AL, a small town just northwest of Birmingham. In his freshman season, the former Alabama Sports Writers Association class 3A All-State First-Team shortstop played in 12 games for the Crimson Tide. Swinney finished that year with a batting average of .333, going 3-9 in his plate appearances.

This year, the sophomore infielder saw action in 29 games, earning 15 starts. His batting average would decline from a .333 to a .232. Swinney would finish 2024 going 13-56 and played appearances, scoring 12 runs, six RBI, and three doubles to his name. He also showed composure at the plate drawing sixteen walks on the season.

As a team, the Crimson Tide finished the regular season with a 33-24 record and were just 13-17 in the SEC. Alabama was much stronger at home than at any other arena, sporting a 22-8 home record. In terms of away games and neutral site games, the Crimson Tide finished the year with a sub .500 record.

Alabama did earn a berth in the regional round of the NCAA baseball championship tournament. The Crimson Tide found themselves in the Tallahassee Regional, hosted by the Florida State Seminoles. Unfortunately for them, they couldn’t find any traction down in Florida and were bounced out quickly. Alabama suffered back-to-back losses in the regional round, first against UCF 8-7, followed by an elimination loss to Stetson 4-0.