Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  First-year player at FMU....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (first team) for 2023....Transfer from Newberry College, where she played three seasons and earned her undergraduate degree (graduating cum laude)....Going to bring experience not only as a graduate transfer having played three years of collegiate softball, but experience playing softball within this region as well....Although from Washington state, she played here in the Palmetto State and is happy to stay in this area.....Excited to add her to our roster for 2023, and she is excited to be a Patriot and is ready to get started....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring).

NC: Did not play in 2022....In 2021, batted .261 with four extra base hits and 12 runs batted in...Recorded 126 putouts behind the plate with 14 assists and only three errors....Has career totals of 88 games played, three homers, 44 RBIs, a .265 batting average, and a .357 on-base percentage....In covid-shortened 2020 season, batted .308 in 19 games....In 2019, appeared in 41 games and hit .250 with 12 runs scored and 21 RBIs....First colleguiate home run was a grand slam vs Erskine....Named to the South Atlantic Conference Commission’s Honor Roll for 2019-20 and 2918-19.

PERSONAL:

• Born Reagan Glanz in Renton, WA
• Graduate of Aberdeen High School, where she played for coach Jim McDaniel
• 4-time first-team All-League catcher
• Named her league’s Most Valuable Player as a senior
• Honored as the Dr. Scott A. Weatherwax Academic Athlete of the Year
• 3-sport prep athlete, she lettered all four years in softball, basketball, and soccer
• Nickname is Ray Ray

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Lawyer
• How you got your nickname: Childhood 
• Favorite Superhero: Wonder Woman
• Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant
• Favorite Sports Team: Seattle Seahawks
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Scandal 
• Favorite Food: Buffalo Wings
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Mountains
• Favorite Musical Artist: Jack Johnson
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Softball 
• Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Working out 
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win a national championship; give 110% on and off the field
• Why you first chose your sport: My parents put me in softball at a very young age and I fell in love with it
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Staying consistently consistent
• Interesting Notes:  I was a 3-sport athlete in high school where I earned first-team All-League and MVP selections for soccer, basketball and softball
• Brush With Greatness: I interned for Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)