The Kamloops NorthPaws are bringing in an outfielder from Utah's Brigham Young University to help round out their inaugural West Coast League roster.
Hunter Swapp, a sophomore at BYU from Herber City, Utah, was limited to seven at-bats in his freshman year due to the pandemic.
The ‘Paws are looking to Swapp to bring some much needed speed to the outfield. He posted a 6.30-second 60-yard dash, the same as Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout and more than half a second better than the MLB average 6.90 seconds.
“I’m a competitor. I pride myself on having competitive at bats. I can run, so I like to implement that into my game,” Swapp said in a press release. “I feel like I can get to anything in the outfield and leg out some extra bases and extra base hits.”
“I can hit for a little bit of power. I think I have some variety in my game.”
The BYU Cougars dropped the first two games in their opening series against Texas State University.