EASTON, Pa. – Junior catcher
Ethan Swidler was named to the 2025 Preseason Baseball All-Patriot League Team on Thursday afternoon.
In 2024, Swidler garnered All-Patriot League First-Team honors at first base. The San Diego, Calif. native started in all 49 games, batting a team-best .327 while recording 52 hits, 12 doubles, nine home runs and 35 RBIs. The Economics major earned Academic All-Patriot League honors and was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team in 2024.
In the 2025 preseason poll, the Leopards were picked to finish sixth in the league, behind Army, Navy, Holy Cross, Bucknell, and Lehigh.
Swidler and the Lafayette Nine are slated to open the 2025 season on Feb. 14 at Southern Mississippi.
