In two high-profile acquisitions over the past week, the Columbus Crew focused on defense and… defense. With the 14th overall pick in Thursday’s MLB SuperDraft, the Crew selected left back Ben Sweat. The selection of Sweat comes just three days after acquiring U.S. international defender Michael Parkhurst. Head coach Gregg Berhalter said earlier this week […]
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Crew draft South Florida’s Sweat with 14th pick
With the 14th pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, the Columbus Crew chose Ben Sweat out of the University of South Florida. Sweat is an ironman and owns the USF record for all-time games played with 78. He registered three goals and eight assists last season. He’s a left back who attacks down the flank […]