Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 2-year returning player.....Conference Carolinas Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2023....Conference Carolinas Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2022....Part of the FMU program in 2022 and 2021, but has not appeared in a game....An all-around athlete who could play a field position, but he coming to FMU as a hurler.....Throws in the mid-to-upper 80’s range...Tough hard-nosed kid....Expected to impact the Patriot program as a freshman....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (fall), 2021 (spring, fall), 2002 (fall), 2023 (spring). ..Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Adam Harrison Creswell in Augusta, GA
• Graduate of Andrew Jackson Academy, where he played for coach Josh Mitchum
• Spent his first three prep years at Wade Hampton High School
• Garnered All-Region accolades as both a sophomore and junior
• Played for American Legion Post 108
• Played with the Atlanta-based Foundation Sports 17U Mingin travel squad
• Named to the 2019 Rawlings Perfect Game pre-season All-America Team
• As a youth, he was a member of the 2015 and 2016 Dixie Boys state champions
• Selected to the 2019 South Carolina Boys State
• Also lettered three years on the football field.
• Nickname is AC

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Major League Baseball player
• How you got your nickname: Baseball teammates
• Favorite Superhero: Iron Man
• Favorite Athlete:  Dansby Swanson
• Favorite Sports Team:  Atlanta Braves
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:   Peaky Blinders
• Favorite Food:  Steak
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Lake Marion
• Favorite Musical Artist: Chris Stapleton
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  The baseball complex
• Favorite Off-Field/court Activity:  Watching football
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Find my part in helping the team win
• Why you first chose your sport: My best friend played
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Staying confident in myself
• Interesting Notes:  Won two state championships in a row in Dixie Boys
• Brush With Greatness:  Got Marquis Grissom’s autograph