Missouri State

Honors
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2018)

2018: Schwab made immediate contributions to the Bears’ relief corps in his first year at Missouri State, appearing in 14 contests with a 2-1 record and .236 batting average against ... Held left-handed hitters to a .233 batting average ... Struck out two or more hitters in seven of his appearances ... Logged seven scoreless outings, starting with an inning-and-a-third stint that resulted in his first mound victory in his MSU debut at Central Arkansas (Feb. 25) ... Tossed 2.0 innings without allowing an earned run vs. Seton Hall (March 17), yielding just one hit while striking out two batters ... Struck out a pair in a scoreless frame of a 12-2 win at Kansas (March 27) ... Worked a season-best 3.2 scoreless innings of one-hit relief vs. eventual national champion Oregon State (April 13) ... Logged 2/3 of an inning in a 4-2 win over Illinois State (April 20) to lower his ERA to 2.25 ... Registered three straight outings of at least 2.1 innings, May 2-12; helped the Bears finish a three-game sweep of Valparaiso with three K’s in 2.2 innings, then matched his personal best with 3.2 innings vs. Southern Illinois, fanning a career-high four batters ... Capped his year with 2.0 hitless innings at the NCAA Oxford Regional to help the Bears pull out a 9-8 win over Saint Louis ... Named to the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

Background: Joined the Bears following stints as a left-handed pitcher at Kansas State University and Johnson County Community College ... Went 8-2, closed out six saves and fanned 77 hitters over 70.1 innings for JCCC in 2017, earning first-team All-KJCCC honors in helping his club to a 46-16 ledger ... Posted a 2.82 ERA with 26 K’s in 28.2 innings for Kenosha in the Northwoods League over the summer of 2017 ... Made four mound appearances for K-State as a freshman in 2016 after posting a standout prep career at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kan. ... Claimed a pair of all-conference honors, as well as a 2014 Kansas 6A All-State citation after logging six saves and a 1.58 ERA for the Jaguars’ regional championship squad as a junior ... Rated as the No. 17 Kansas prospect in the class of 2016 by PBR, Schwab was also a 2015 Preseason All-Central Region choice by Perfect Game.

Personal: Davis Alexander Schwab is the son of Jim Schwab and Sarah Madden ... Born Jan. 27, 1997, in Overland Park, Kan. ... Father played and coached professional soccer from 1985-2001 and has served as head men’s and/or women’s soccer coach at Johnson County CC since 1990 ... Majoring in administrative management.