Chase Swain's college baseball journey has been nothing short of unique.
West Virginia will be his fifth home in four years.
The former Woodstown All-State selection has committed to his fifth university in four years after a breakout season at Manhattan College. He batted .392 with .464 on-base percentage and a .575 slugging percentage in his second season with the Jaspers. Swain redshirted his first year at Manhattan.
Woodstown's Chase Swain makes a throw in a South Jersey Group 1 quarterfinal game against Gloucester played at Jim Kelly Field at Gloucester City High School in Gloucester City, New Jersey on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Jeremy Roemmich/856 Photography
As a member of the Wolverines, Swain collected 89 hits including six home runs. During his senior season, he moved from shortstop to catcher and batted .538 with 42 hits and 34 runs batted in. He helped Woodstown win South Jersey Group 1 title before his team fell short to Middlesex on a walk-off grand slam in the Group 1 state semifinals.
He continued his hot streak during the Carpenter Cup as a member of the Tri-Cape team. Swain helped the club capture the first of two consecutive Carpenter Cup crowns. The Woodstown representative was named the Most Valuable Player with a .866 batting average in the tournament.