FMU: Returning starter....CSC Academic All-District Team 2023....Conference Carolinas Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2023....Appeared in 46 games with 45 starts (34 at SS, 11 at 2B) in 2022....Ranked 55th nationally in hits per game (1.52) and 108th in toughest to strike out....Conference Carolinas rankings: 10th in fielding assists (98), 11th in hitting (.374), 13th in on-base percentage (.468), T-13th in sac bunts (3), T-16th in walks (30), T-17th in hits (70), 22nd in runs scored (48), and T-23rd in double plays turned (12)....22 multi-hit games and 7 multi-RBI games....Recorded a 15-game hitting streak....Transfer from Lake-Sumter State College, where he played two seasons....Switch-hitting middle infielder...Comes from a very good junior college league in Florida....Will look for him to likely play second base or shortstop.....A contact hitter who can steal some bags.....Very good player and we are excited to have him coming on board....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2022, 2023....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2021 (fall), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring).
LSSC:Â As a sophomore, batted .302 with 35 runs scored (in only 36 games), eight doubles, and 31 RBIs....Posted a .462 on-base percentage and stole 14 bases in 15 attempts....During covid-shortened 2020 campaign, hit .364 with 26 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, 15 RBIs, eight stolen bases, and a .479 on-base percentage....Earned 2020 Mid-Florida Conference and FCSAA All-Academic Team honors and received an NJCAA Academic Award....Over his two seasons with the Lake Hawks, he took part in turning 27 double plays.
PERSONAL:
- Born Naphis Llanos in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Graduate of Lake Howell High School, where he played for coaches Andy Lyon and Paul Giambalvo
- First-team All-Conference recognition in 2018 and second-team honors in 2019
- Nicknames are Naph or Lil Naph
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A professional baseball player or an engineer
- How you got your nickname: It’s an abbreviation of my name
- Favorite Superhero: Silver Surfer
- Favorite Athlete: Â Ichiro Suzuki
- Favorite Sports Team: Â Boston Red Soxs
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Â Â Django Unchained ; Naruto Shippuden
- Favorite Food: Lasagna
- Favorite Vacation Spot: Â Ponce Inlet Beach, FL
- Favorite Musical Artist: Gunna
- Favorite Thing About FMU:Â The campus is beautiful and the people at Francis Marion are amazing
- Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Â I like to work out, take hikes, play sports, and hang out with my friends
- Goals for Upcoming Season: The only goal there should be is winning the championship
- Why you first chose your sport: My dad played professional baseball and I feel in love with baseball at a young age, so it was makes sense why I chose baseball
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: How to deal and handle with failure because baseball is a game of failure, so it is crazy to expect someone not to fail
- Interesting Notes: Â My dad played professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals; In high school, I was first-team All-Conference and second-team All-Conference my junior and senior years respectively
