Hall of Fame
Francis Marion University athletic officials announced the Class of 2026 inductees for the FMU Athletic Hall of Fame:Â two-time All-District men's basketball selection Patrick Callaway ('87), two-time All-Conference baseball catcher Jared Barkdoll ('09), and three-time All-American men's tennis standout Oshada Wijemanne ('11).
The induction ceremony took place during Homecoming activities on Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Smith University Center gymnasium at approximately 3:30 p.m. between the women's and men's games of the FMU and Belmont Abbey College basketball doubleheader.
Barkdoll, a native of Greencastle, Pa., played four seasons (2006-09) on the diamond and graduated in 2009 with a B.S. degree in sociology.Â
A second generation Patriot – his dad Tod also played baseball at Francis Marion – Jared went into coaching after graduation. He served as an assistant coach at FMU for three seasons (2010-12) and also served as head coach of the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League. He resides in Florence and is now in his fifth year working with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in the Pee Dee Region (Investigative Services) where he has the rank of lieutenant.
A four-year starter behind the plate, Barkdoll appeared in 206 games and batted .344 with 132 runs scored, a school-record tying 50 doubles, 16 home runs, 162 runs batted in, a .417 on-base percentage, and a .993 fielding percentage. He ranks second in both career RBIs and total bases (364) and is third in hits (258). He registered 83 multi-hit games and 45 multi-RBI contests while helping the Patriots to a four-year mark of 149-71-1. He was a member of the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship squad and helped FMU to a pair of trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament, including the program's only World Series appearance in 2006.
He twice earned All-Conference and All-Region honors, and was named to the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team and the 2008 Rawlings/ABCA South Atlantic Region Gold Glove Team. He served on the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was named to the FMU Swamp Fox Athlete-Academic Honor Roll in 2007.
As a freshman, he batted .272 with 30 RBIs as FMU went 41-18 and earned a No.6 national ranking after advancing to the NCAA Division II World Series in Montgomery, Ala. The following year, he hit .356 with 15 doubles, five homers, and 41 RBIs. His season included a career-best 18-game hitting streak as the Patriots went 36-18 and earned a top-30 national ranking.
In 2008, he batted .362 with 12 doubles seven homers, and 50 RBIs, while throwing out 17 of 42 runners attempting to steal. He earned All-Conference recognition and was named to two All-Region teams. He ranked 34th nationally with 16 hit-by-pitches and helped the Patriots to a 34-20 record and a No.27 national ranking. As a senior in 2009, he hit .386 with 14 doubles, three homers, and 41 RBIs despite missing 10 games with an injury. He threw out 12 of 38 runners trying to steal and helped FMU to a 38-15-1 record, a No.14 national ranking, and a third-place showing at the NCAA regional tournament.
