Swift is the second Virginia Tech player to enter the portal and find a new destination.
baseball has seen the second of its transfer portal departures find a new home. CanesInSight's Sebastian Font reported that former Hokies relieverSwift's commitment came nine days after he entered the portal .
Swift has two years of eligibility remaining after he spent two years at Virginia Tech, serving as Tech's midweek starter in his first year and transitioning to a closer-esque role in his second year. Across his two seasons, which featured 51.2 innings of work, Swift allowed 39 hits, 22 runs and 21 walks while amassing 85 strikeouts. Over two years, he pitched for a 3.83 ERA.
Last season, he threw for a 3.63 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP, occupying a vital role for Virginia Tech's bullpen. In year one, Swift started eight of the 14 games he appeared in, pitching the first 2.1 innings against VCU on March 18. Against Radford on March 25, Swift went for four scoreless frames, only allowing one hit. A week later, Swift conceded three hits and one run in a 8-1 loss.
In his last three starts, Swift was tagged for seven earned runs and 11 hits in 5.2 frames, though he made a start against Virginia in the final series of the regular season. Last year, Swift transitioned almost entirely into a bullpen role. The lefty started only one game — March 18 against VCU — and operated out of the bullpen for the other 14 games.
Swift did not go for more than 2.2 innings throughout the season, though he did not give up a run in 10 of his 15 appearances. Swift was instrumental in Virginia Tech's 9-8 walkoff win over Rutgers Feb. 21 with a 2.2-frame, two-run, one-hit effort. In an eight-game stretch spanning Duke to California , Swift did not allow a hit in his next 10.1 frames.
Swift's longest output came against Liberty on April 7; in a 11-4 loss, he threw 2.2 scoreless frames. Swift did not play after May 10; in his last appearance, he allowed two hits and one run in 1.1 frames, though he picked up a save. Swift totaled two saves in his Tech career against NC State and UNC Greensoboro.
Three Virginia Tech players are currently in the portal but have not announced their destinations: catcher Anderson French, left-handed pitcher Madden Clement and right-handed pitcher Preston Crowl. Right-hander Ben Weber previously announced that he would return to Xavier after one year with the Hokies. Swift's departure serves as a notable loss for a Hokies bullpen that is in flux.
Tech, which is losing Luke Craytor, Brody Roe, Brendan Yagesh, Josh Berzonski, Peyton Smith and Jacob Exum to graduation, is set to carry over just six of the 18 pitchers that threw for the team in 2026. Two are likely starters: righties Logan Eisenreich and Ethan Grim.
How Virginia Tech rebuilds its bullpen — and if it finds a third starter via the portal, a freshman or its existing corps — will be one of the offseason's most interesting discussion points and a point to monitor. Hughes serves as Virginia Tech On SI's lead editor, a position he has held since July 2025. He is a sophomore at Virginia Tech, majoring in multimedia journalism with a minor in creative writing.
Hughes is also the assistant editor-in-chief for 3304 Sports, as well as an on-air talent for 3304's SportsCenter-style studio show. He is also a staff writer for Steering Wheel Nation, having written pieces on several motorsport series, including Formula 1 and the NTT IndyCar Series.
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