Francis Marion University graduate student right fielder Will Hardee has been named to the 2023 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Southeast Region Baseball Team that was announced this week.

Hardee earns second-team recognition for the second year in a row.

Hardee, a local product from Evergreen and a graduate of South Florence High School, led FMU with a .383 average, along with 77 hits, 55 runs, 20 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, 51 runs batted in, a .662 slugging percentage, a .468 on-base percentage, and a 1.130 OPS.  He also posted a .978 fielding percentage that included seven outfield assists, and he stole seven bases in eight attempts.

He registered 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games.  He hit safely in 41 of the 53 contests, including an 18-game hitting streak that was snapped in the next-to-last game of the regular season, and he safely reached base in 48 of 53 contests, including 37 of the last 38.

Hardee ranked among the Top-15 in Conference Carolinas for 10 different offensive categories.

A five-year starter, he finished 2023 ranking first among active NCAA Division II players with 67 career doubles.  He was named the FMU team MVP for 2023, and holds the team career records for hits (296), doubles and walks (121).

He helped lead Francis Marion to a 29-25 record, a sixth-place finish during the Conference Carolinas' regular season, and an appearance in the conference tournament championship game – where he was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Hardee is a three-time first-team All-Conference selection, and he was named to the Conference Carolina All-Defensive Team for 2023.


          Will Hardee