Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: First year player atFMU....Submarine-style pitcher, who we will use in late-inningmatch-ups with right-handed batters....Throws a lot of groundballs.....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honorsociety....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll2014.....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013 (fall),2014 (spring)....Transfer from USCLancaster.....USCL: Appeared in 16 games andregistered a 2-0 record with a 4.66 ERA....Also a Dean’s Liststudent....Played for the Ballantyne Smokies of the SouthernCollegiate Baseball League (SCBL) during the 2012 summer and posteda 1-1 mark with three saves, 19 strikeouts in 16.2 inningspitched....6.48 ERA in 15 contests.

PERSONAL: Born Banjamin Joseph Keane inWilmington N.C.....Product of Wando High School, where heplayed for coaches Jeffrey Blankenship and Banks Faulkner....Helpedlead the Warriors to three straight appearances in the Lower Statefinals, including the 2009 title.....Nickname is Ben.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what youwanted to be when you grew up: Pro Baseball Player....FavoriteAthlete: Jeff Samardzija....Favorite Sports Team: ChicagoCubs....Favorite Movie: Dumb and Dumber.... Favorite TVShow: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia....Favorite Food:Pizza....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Basketball....TwitterHandle: @KillaKeane32....What Music is on Your iPOD: A lot ofDave Matthews Band....Favorite Thing About FMU: I am an incomingtransfer student but I can already tell that FMU has a very goodteaching staff....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Going to the beachwith family and friends. Working out/ running. Playingbasketball....Goals for Upcoming Season: Get my arm back to 100%and become one of the best pitchers in the conference....Any BrushWith Greatness?: If I had to compare anything that I haveexperienced in my life with a "Brush With Greatness" I would saythat having a 4.0 GPA average during my sophomore year of collegeat USCL and becoming an Academic All American for Junior CollegeAthletics would be the closest I have come.