Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Second-year player at FMU and returning starter....PBC second-team All-Conference 2016....Led team with 7-3 mark and 109 strikeouts (in only 88.1 innings)....WHIP of 1.38....NCAA rankings: 7th in strikeouts and 27th in strikeouts per nine innings....PBC rankings: 1st in strikeouts, 2nd in wins and strikeouts per nine innings....3 complete games in 13 starts....PBC first-team All-Conference 2015....2015 Daktronics All-Southeast Region Team (second-team selection)....2015 NCBWA All-Region Team (honorable mention)....Probable weekend starter.....Transfer from Southern Union State Community College, where he played two seasons....JUCO teammate with infielder Randy Loew....SUSCC: 5-5 with one save and 4.78 ERA in 2014....48 strikeouts in 69.2 innings....9-2 mark as a freshman with 3.32 ERA and conference-leading 95 strikeouts in 86.2 innings.

PERSONAL:  Born Matthew Kelley in Riverdale, Ga....A graduate of Luella High School, where he played for coaches Andy Cooper, Rod May, and Seth Harris......All-State 2012....All-Region 2011....Set school record for wins in 2011 (8-2 record with 2.89 ERA)....Holds school's single-game strikeout record (16)....Nickname is Matt.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Pro baseball player....Favorite Athlete: Tom Glavine....Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Braves....Favorite Movie: Fast and Furious movies....Favorite TV Show: SportsCenter....Favorite Vacation Spot: Any beach....Celebrity Crush: Sofia Vergara....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Basketball....Favorite Website: ESPN....Favorite Social Media Site: Instagram....Instagram Account: @k_town14....What Music is in your iPod: Various genres....Favorite Thing About FMU: Baseball field....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Fishing....Goalsfor Upcoming Season: Help take Patriots to the World Series....Hobbies: Golf, fishing, riding four wheelers and dirtbikes....Interesting Notes: All-State player senior year of high school, broke many high school records, birthday is on April Fool's Day.