Zachary Swanson is entering his first season with the Sharks as the Pitching Coach. He played collegiately for five years, with the latter three as a primary bullpen arm for the Park University-Gilbert Buccaneers, where he posted 33 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched and a 5.44 ERA. Swanson has spent his last two years as the Pitching Coordinator/Head Pitching Coach at Skyline High School in east Mesa, where the program posted their best team ERA since 2017.
Swanson has an extensive background in baseball, including involvement with the Victoria HarbourCats and Nanaimo NightOwls of the summer collegiate West Coast League. He graduated with his MBA from Park-Gilbert in 2023. He is married to Madeline, who grew up in Kailua, HI.
