Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: Returning starter....PBC Team of Academic Distinction 2021....Started 20 games in LF....6 multi-hit games and 1 multi-RBI game....Third on the team with a .364 batting average....Batted mainly in the two-hole and led the squad with 6 sac bunts....Successfully advanced runners at a .675 clip....No errors in the field....Transfer from Butler Community College, where she played two seasons....A competitor through and through....Played on a talented junior college team that has produced many successful players.....A consistent starter in the outfield and at third base (now will work to find her best position for us once she arrives and practice begins)....Excited to have her as a part of our program, not only for her work she does on the softball field and in the classroom, but also for the person she is......Has a heart of gold....During 2019 summer underwent surgery to donate one of her kidneys to a BCC teammate’s father.....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2020....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2019 (fall), 2020 (spring, fall), 2021 (spring).

BCC: As a sophomore, hit .327 with 11 extra-base hits, 33 runs scored, and 18 RBIs....1st-team All-Region....Helped the Grizzlies post a two-year mark of 96-14 and reach both the 2018 and 2019 NJCAA National Tournaments.....During freshman year, appeared in 48 games, batted .303, and registered 11 RBIs and a .425 on-base percentage.

PERSONAL:

• Born Jordan Dawn Carlson in Council Grove, KS
• A graduate of Council Grove High School
• Batted .504 during her career
• 4-year first-team All-League performer
• 2016 Max Preps National Player of the Week
• Earned a school-record 15 letters in five sports (softball, basketball, golf, cross country, track & field)
• Nickname is J

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Basketball coach like my dad
• How you got your nickname: Every softball team or other sports teams came up with a new one
• Favorite Superhero: Superman
• Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan 
• Favorite Sports Team: Kansas Jayhawks
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Riverdale 
• Favorite Food: Mountain Dew
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Branson, MO
• Twitter Handle: @17jcarlson
• Instagram Account: j_carl23
• Your Motivation Music: Christian Music
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The softball team
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Hanging out with my teammates
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Have fun and win ball games  
• Why you choose your sport: Because I truly love the game and it has changed my life for the better because of it
• Interesting Notes: First-team All-Region at Buco; Holds the school record for most letters earned in high school with 15: golf, cross country, basketball, softball, and track