ACADEMIC HONORS
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2013, Spring 2015
AT GEORGIA STATE: Right-handed hitting outfielder with excellent speed and athletic ability ... Came to Georgia State as a catcher but concentrated on the outfield in 2015 ... Career batting average of .315 with 38 runs scored in 162 at-bats ... 12-for-14 on stolen bases ... Native of the Bahamas who attended high school in North Carolina.
2015: Moved into the starting lineup in center field May 1 following injury to Ryan Blanton ... Hit .306 with 13 RBI and 21 runs scored ... Collected seven doubles and one triple ... 8-for-9 on stolen bases ... Had two outfield assists.
Hitting in the leadoff spot for the first time all season at Kennesaw State (5-6-15), he had a career-high four RBI with a pair of two-run singles in 7-4 win.
Knocked in the winning win in Georgia State’s 3-2 victory over Georgia Southern (5-20-15) in the first round of the Sun Belt Championship with a two-out single in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Also singled and scored in the third inning.
Scored the winning run in GSU’s 2-1, 10-inning win at UT Arlington (3-29-15) that completed the three-game sweep. Led off the inning with a double down the line, moved to third on bunt and scored on a wild pitch ... Delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning for key insurance runs in a 13-8 win over UALR (4-3-15) ... Drove in the tying run with a one-out single up the middle in the ninth inning of 15-13 comeback win at Appalachian State (4-18-15) ... Went 5-for-9 with four runs scored in the Texas State series.
2014: Had a solid freshman season as a key bench player, earning more playing time as the season progressed ... Played in 32 games, including 12 starts ... Hit .333 with seven RBI ... The team’s top pinch runner who scored 17 runs and was 4-of-5 on stolen bases ... Led the team with three triples, along with two doubles and one home run.
His first homer was a solo shot vs. UT Arlington (4-13-14). Had three hits in the game ... Tripled in back-to-back wins over Oglethorpe and Savannah State (4-23-14). Collected four hits, two RBI and five runs scored in the two games.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-state catcher at Christ School in Arden, N.C. … Member of the Bahamian National Team … Perfect Game USA Preseason High School Underclassmen All American High Honorable Mention in 2012 … All-state (NCISAA 3A) in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Three-time all-Western North Carolina by the Asheville Citizen … Three-time conference Player of the Year in the Carolina Athletic Association and four-time all-conference selection … Batted over .500 each of his four seasons for a career average of .567… As a senior he batted .586 with a .711 on-base percentage and an .897 slugging percentage; struck out just three times in 23 games and was 34-35 on stolen bases … Hit .525 with five homers, 24 RBI, 29 runs scored and 24 stolen bases as a junior … Leading hitter in Western North Carolina in 2010, 2011 and 2013 ... Coached by Pat James … Also played wide receiver and defensive back in football and helped the team to a 12-1 record and a berth in the state championship game in 2012.
PERSONAL: Full name is Theodore Trae Sweeting ... Born April 3, 1994 ... Son of Theodore Sweeting and Monique Miller ... Grandfather, Frank Sweeting Sr., is considered a Bahamian baseball icon who won three games as a pitcher for the Bahamas at the National Baseball Congress in international competition.
