Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 4-year returning starter....ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region Team (second team) 2023....D2CCA All-Southeast Region Team (second team) 2023....Conference Carolinas first-team All-Conference Team (OF) 2023....Conference Carolinas All-Defensive Team (RF) 2023....Conference Carolinas 2023 All-Tournament Team....Team MVP 2023....All-Star Game selection for 2022 Coastal Plain (summer) League.....Taking advantage of extra year granted by the NCAA because of the covid pandemic....2023 Preseason NCBWA All-Southeast Region Team....Career Totals entering 2023: 148 games, .363 average, 151 runs, 47 doubles, 11 homers, 108 RBIs, .450 on-base percentage....Started all 48 games in 2022....Ended the season with a 26-game hitting streak (3rd longest in program history)....25 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games....ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region Team (second team) 2022....NCBWA All-Southeast Region Team (second-team) 2022....D2CCA All-Southeast Region Team (second team) 2022....Conference Carolinas first-team All-Conference Team (OF) 2022....Hit .415 with runners in scoring position....20 2-out RBIs....When leading off, reached base at a .559 clip....National rankings: 13th in doubles (22), 26th in hits (83),  41st in hitting (.405), 53rd in on-base percentage (.492), and 58th toughest to strikeout (.11.4)....Conference Carolinas rankings: 1st in doubles, 2nd in hits, 3rd in hitting, 6th in on-base percentage, T-9th in walks (33), T-10th in runs scored (60), T-11th in triples (2), 12th in OPS (1.053), and 18th in slugging (.561)....2021 PBC All-Conference (first-team) selection....Played and started 33 games in 2021 (6 at 1B and 27 in RF)....PBC rankings: 3rd in hitting (.399), 8th in on-base percentage (.457), and T-8th in pitching saves (2)....Pitched in 4 contests....2nd on team with 2.45 ERA and 2 saves....18 multi-hit and 8 multi-RBI games....OPS of 1.065....Batted .413 with runners in scoring position and reached base at .545 clip when leading off....Registered 11-game hitting streak....Started 19 games in shortened 2020 season (18 in RF and once at 1B)....Ranked 64th nationally and  T-4th in PBC for walks (16)....Second on the team in runs scored (14) and fourth in on-base percentage (.402)....3 multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game....Had a tremendous freshman campaign....Named PBC Freshman of the Week three times (March 11, March 18, and April 22, 2019)....2019 Frankie Award for Male Rookie of the Year....Started 46 of 49 games and batted .337 (third-highest on team)....On-Base percentage of .416 with .471 slugging percentage....Had team-best 13-game hitting streak....OPS of .887....16 multi-hit games and 8 multi-RBI games....Six outfield assists....Local product.....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2021-22....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2019 (fall), 2002 (fall).

PERSONAL:

• Born Johnson Will Hardee in Effingham, SC
• Graduate of South Florence High School, where he played for coach Kenny Gray
• 2018 Region IV AAAAA Player of the Year
• Nickname is JW

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Major League Baseball player
• Favorite Superhero: Superman
• Favorite Athlete: Tom Brady
• Favorite Sports Team:  Atlanta Braves
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  The Waterboy
• Favorite Food:  Steak
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Key West, FL
• Your Motivation Music: Rock
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  It’s where I grew up
• Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Duck Hunting
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Win the conference tournament
• Why did you first choose your sport? Always loved having a baseball in my hand
• What is the biggest mental challenge to you improving faster in your sport? Pitching is so much better
• Brush With Greatness:  Being named 2018 Region IV AAAAA Player of the Year