Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: First-year player at FMU....Joins the program after playing for Florence-Darlington Technical College in 2015....Also attended Methodist University in 2014....Could be the potential closer....Possesses a three-pitch mix of fastball, cutter and splitter....Hard thrower.....Coming off a really good season for coach Preston McDonald at FDTC.....FDTC: In 2015 on a FDTC squad that went 36-14, pitched in 19 games for a total of 23.1 innings and went 4-3 with a save.....Struck out 27 batters and had 2.70 ERA....MU: Made 11 appearances (2 starts) with a 2-2 record, a 3.06 ERA, and 14 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.

PERSONAL: Born: Jacob Lynn Shumate in Wilmington, N.C....A graduate of North Brunswick High School....Nickname is Shu.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional baseball player....Favorite Athlete: John Rocker....Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Braves....Favorite Movie: Dead Pool....Favorite TV Show: Family Guy....Favorite Food: Chinese....Favorite Vacation Spot: Wrightsville Beach, NC....Celebrity Crush: Jessica Simpson....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Football....Favorite Website (outside social media): YouTube....Favorite Social Media Site: Snapchat....Your Motivation Music: Slim Shady LP....Favorite Thing About FMU: Baseball Stadium....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Watching Netflix....Goals for Upcoming Season: Win the conference title....Hobbies: Playing Video games, listening to music, collecting comic books and comic art for my apartment.....Interesting Notes: All-State in baseball my senior year of High School ; High school team went to the state champtionship game ; Relief Pitcher of the Year for 2015 for FDTC.