Coach Kelly Swiney will begin his third year as the Westminster College head baseball coach for the 2020 season.
In 2019, Swiney guided the Titans to a 15-21 overall record, including a 10-14 mark in the PAC. Westminster finished seventh in the PAC. Five Titans garnered All-PAC honors, highlighted by Frank Cinicola’s All-PAC First Team selection.
Swiney led the Titans to its first winning season in five years with a 15-14 overall record in 2018, including a 9-9 conference record. The Titans finished fifth in the conference, just one game shy of making the PAC Playoffs. Under Swiney’s first year, the Titans earned five All-Conference honorees, the most since 2012.
Before Westminster, Swiney coached Allegheny College for nine years. In eight of his nine seasons as the Gators’ head coach, Swiney guided the team to winning seasons, including a trip to the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament Championship game in 2013.
In 2017, Swiney coached the Gators to a 23-17 season, marking the team's fifth consecutive 20-win campaign. During the season, Swiney earned his 200th career victory at Allegheny, making him just the fourth coach in the 130-year history of the program to reach the milestone.
Prior to Allegheny, Swiney served as an assistant coach for two seasons at Amherst College (Mass.) under coach Bill Thurston. During his tenure, the Lord Jeffs competed in two New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournaments, with a runner-up finish in 2008. Before Amherst, Swiney spent time as an assistant coach at Washington and Jefferson College, Thiel College, and King's College (Pa.). The 2003 Thiel team won the program's first Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) title in 21 years and broke the school record for wins in a season. During his time at Washington & Jefferson, Swiney helped the team to a 66-28 record over two seasons including a school-record 34 wins in 2006. Additionally, the Presidents won the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Tournament Championship in 2005 and 2006. Swiney also served as the head coach for the Ohio Warhawks Baseball Club from 2005-2008, posting a 161-38 record and winning 12 tournament championships. In 2008, Swiney led the Warhawks to a National Runner Up finish at the 18U C.A.B.A. World Series.
As a player, Swiney was a three-year starter for the Gators in the outfield. He finished his career with a .356 career batting average, and currently ranks fourth on the all-time list for doubles in a season with 17. He was named to the All-NCAC Second Team as a senior in 1999. Swiney was also a part of the 1997 and 1999 NCAC Championship teams; the 1997 team set the school record for victories with 40. During his playing career, Allegheny took part in three NCAA playoff-runs, including two regional runner-up finishes in 1996 and 1997.
While at Allegheny, Swiney earned a bachelor's degree in Managerial Economics. In 2008, he received a master’s degree in Sport Management from California University of Pennsylvania.
Swiney, and wife Julie are the parents of two children, son Will and daughter Rose.
