Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 2-year returning letterman....CSC Academic All-District Team 2023, 2024....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team 2024....Conference Carolinas Baseball Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 12-18, 2024)....Conference Carolinas Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2023....Conference Carolinas 2023 All-Tournament Team....Made 9 mound appearances in 2022 with 2 starts....Nearly a strikeout per inning (11 in 13.1 IP)....Pitched in 5 games in 2021, including 2 starts....A good athlete that throws in the low 80s...Has a bright future....Really like his arm and he should challenge for a starting spot in the rotation right away....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2023, 2024....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (fall), 2021 (spring), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring, fall)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring, fall).

PERSONAL:

• Born in Chesterfield, SC
• Graduate of Andrew Jackson High School, where he played under the direction of coach Mike Lucas
• In abbreviated 2020 senior season, was 2-0 with an 0.78 ERA and 11 strikeouts in only nine innings of work
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Comporium Preseason Invitational
• 2019 All-Region selection
• Helped lead the Volunteers to the 2019 Region 4-AA title and a spot in the Upper State championship series
• Posted a 5-3 mark with a 0.67 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 33.1 innings
• Presented the Volunteers’ True Grit Pitching Award for 2019
• Participated in the 12th-annual Palmetto Games in 2019, featuring the state’s top high school baseball players
• Was listed as the state’s seventh best pitcher for the class of 2020
• Played American Legion baseball for Lancaster Post 31
• Also an All-Region quarterback on the gridiron
• Member of the National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, and the Beta Club
• Junior Scholar and a Palmetto Fellow
• Ranked among the top students in his class
• Nickname is Chas

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Mailman
• How you got your nickname: My mom called me that when I was little
• Favorite Superhero:  The Flash
• Favorite Athlete:  Tom Brady
• Favorite Sports Team:  New England Patriots
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  Rocky
• Favorite Food:  Spaghetti
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Lake Wateree
• Favorite Musical Artist: Polo G
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  The baseball field
• Favorite Off-Field/court Activity:  Playing video games
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  To be an impactful player for the team
• Why you first chose your sport: My parents put me on the local tee ball team
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Having confidence in myself and knowing that I can play at this level
• Brush With Greatness:  Stopped beside Stephon Gilmore at a red light in Charlotte one time, waved at him and he waved back so we are basically friends