Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: First-year player at FMU....Throws a mix of three pitches for strikes...Comes from a very successful prep program....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (fall), 2021 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022.

PERSONAL:

• Born Thomas Provenzano in Westwood, NJ
• Graduate of Oceanside Collegiate Academy, where he played for coach Jerry Stoots (the winningest high school baseball coach in Palmetto State history)
• All-State and All-Region pick 2019
• Member of the state runners-up squad
• Threw three no-hitters, including a perfect game
• 4-year letterman
• Nickname is TJ

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:   Major league baseball player
• How you got your nickname: My Mom gave it to me
• Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
• Favorite Athlete:  Aroldis Chapman
• Favorite Sports Team:  NY Yankees
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  The Sandlot
• Favorite Food:  Chicken
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Naples Florida
• Instagram Account: @tj.provenzano
• Your Motivation Music: Anything that pumps me up
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  Sports and size of school
• Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Hanging with friends
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Earn some playing time
• Why you chose your sport: My dad taught me when I was little and I loved it
• The biggest mental challenge to improving faster: I don't want to disappoint my teammates
• Interesting Notes:  2019 all-state and all-region team; I threw the first-ever no-hitter in 2017 in my high school, and again in 2018; I also threw the first and only perfect game for my high school baseball team in 2019 
• Brush With Greatness:  For me, my Perfect Game was a personal brush with greatness.