Bill Swift

Bill Swift was a right-handed pitcher who threw for the USA at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the demonstration baseball tournament. He won international medals in 1982 with a bronze at the Baseball World Cup and in 1983 with a bronze at the Pan American Games and a silver at the Intercontinental Cup. Swift played in college at the University of Maine at Orono, and was then the second overall pick of the Seattle Mariners in the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft.

Swift played in the majors from 1985-98. He was with the Mariners in 1985-86 and again in 1988-91 and 1998. He also played with the San Francisco Giants (1992-94) and the Colorado Rockies (1995-97). Swift compiled a career record of 94 wins and 78 losses, with a career ERA of 3.95. He led the National League in ERA in 1992 with 2.08. He was mostly a starting pitcher but in 1990-91, he pitched almost exclusively in relief.

Swift became a baseball coach, and he and his family settled in Phoenix, Arizona. He coached at Scottsdale Christian Academy and was later the head coach at Arizona Christian University.