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= Nick Swiney = Nick Swiney (Born February 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball player apart of the San Francisco Giants organization.

Amateur Career
Swiney attended William A. Hough High School in Huntersville, North Carolina. At Hough, Swiney school records for wins (24), strikeout (235), and earned run average (1.03). During his senior year of High School, Swiney went 7-1 posting a 0.80 Earned Run Average (ERA) and 74 Strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings. This effort earned Swiney NC All-State Honors and MECKA Conference Pitcher of the year in 2017. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 2020 MLB draft. The 67th overall pick used on Swiney was the compensatory pick awarded to the Giants for Madison Bumgarner.

Swiney attended college at North Carolina State University. During his college career, he went 15-1 posting a 3.51 earned run average and 174 strikeouts in 115 1/3 innings. Starting his college career coming out of the bullpen, his freshman campaign proved to be a year of growth as his performance increased his Sophomore and Junior seasons. While his final year was cut short by the Coronavirus pandemic, he earned Collegiate Baseball second team All-American honors. During his excellent Junior season, he went started 4 games going 4-0 posting a 1.29 earned run average and 42 strikeouts in 28 innings.

Professional Career
Swiney is currently playing for the San Jose Giants, the Low-A affiliate of the San Fransisco Giants. In his first game, Swiney went 4 innings with 6 strikeouts, while giving up only 1 hit. Swiney is currently ranked 15th on the San Francisco Giants' top 30 prospect list.