Matt Swiderski joins the Embry Riddle baseball staff, arriving from neighboring Daytona State College where he served as an assistant coach for the past six years working with both the team’s offense and defense.
While at Daytona State, the team’s offensive production continued to thrive under his guidance, finishing at or near the top in the state in both batting average and on base percentage every season since his arrival. The program also earned the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year Award consistently during his tenure.Â
Swiderski served as the head coach for both the Seminole County Snappers and Deland Suns in the Florida Collegiate Summer League, an assistant coach for the Leesburg Lightning where he won a championship in 2021, and an associate scout for the Cincinnati Reds. Â
He was invited as a guest speaker to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Conference in the Fall of 2020.
Swiderski earned his AA Degree from Daytona State College where he served as the Falcons everyday first baseman as well as spending time patrolling the outfield. He was selected to play in the JUCO All Star Game his freshman year and helped lead the Falcons to a regional playoff berth his sophomore season. Swiderski was named to both the President’s List and Dean’s List during his two years at Daytona and he was presented with the Who's Who of American College Students Award while earning an Academic All American. Â
Following Daytona, Swiderski went on to play at Coker University, an NCAA Division II program in South Carolina where he continued to put up strong numbers both offensively and defensively helping the Cobras advance to the SAC tournament his senior season.  He graduated from Coker with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a concentration in Sports Management and earned his Master’s Degree in College Athletic Administration from Coker in September of 2020.
He is a native of Port St. Lucie, Florida where he attended Port St. Lucie High School.
