Former UCF Knight Darnell Sweeny made his Major League Baseball debut this August after spending three years in the minor leagues.
The new member of the Philadelphia Phillies became the first UCF player recruited by head coach Terry Rooney to be called into MLB.
The Dodgers selected the alumnus in the 13th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Draft as a middle-infielder. His first season yielded an All-Star title with Oklahoma City, with a .271 batting average, 30 doubles, nine home-runs and 49 RBI.
Sweeny and the Phillies faced the Miami Marlins in a four game series in late August, with the series ending at 3-1 in favor of the Phillies.
Darnell’s first hit came off as a home run at the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie, leading to a 4-2 win.
