Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: Returning letterman....2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District Baseball Team for District III....PBC All-Academic Team 2019....Received the Management Award (from the School of Business) at the 2019 Academic Awards Day ceremony....2018 PBC All-Conference second team....Team MVP 2018....Can hit for average and drive in runs....A middle of the order guy that hits from the right side....Best asset is his strong arm....Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2018, 2019....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2017 (fall), 2018 (spring, fall), 2019 (spring)....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2018-19....Transfer from Frederick Community College, where he played two years.....FCC: Earned 2016 NJCAA All-Academic Team (first team) honors with a 4.0 GPA.....In 2017, hit .434 in 26 games before suffering a season-ending injury....Scored 15 runs with eight doubles, two homers, 15 RBIs, and a .505 on-base percentage.....As a freshman in 51 contests, batted .290 with 11 doubles and 47 runs scored and 23 driven in.

PERSONAL:

• Born Curtis Robert Mackinson Jr. in Baltimore, Md.
• Graduate of Century High School, where he played for coach Mike Marrale
• First-team All-County and a second-team All-Metro selection as a senior
• Member of the MSABC West All-Star Team
• Nickname is CJ

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional baseball player
• Favorite Superhero: Batman
• Favorite Athlete: Manny Machado
• Favorite Sports Teams: Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia 
• Favorite Food: Steak
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Carova Beach - Outer Banks 
• Twitter Handle: @cjmackinson
• Instagram Account: cjmackinson
• Your Motivation Music: Hip Hop, Rap
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The people I’ve met
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Working out and hanging with friends 
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Help lead FMU to a Peach Belt title