Beach Bums Baseball

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.(2/2/2022) – Florida Memorial University snapped a 10-game losing streak to Keiser University, defeating the host No. 8 Seahawks 9-6 Wednesday afternoon at KU’s Silvester Field.

A number of FMU Lions played for the Bums collegiate summer league team. FMU’s Nathan Harris Jr. hit his first home run of the season, a 2-run shot in the top of the fifth that gave the Lions a 5-0 lead. Haris is no stranger to hitting the long ball. This summer he participated in the CJ Summer League HR Derby and last year won the HBCU World Series Home Run Derby Championship.

Harris wasn’t the only Bum to make an impact in the upset victory. Bums team capatain Jalen Young was 1-4 and scored a run. Luis Ruiz, another impact player for the Bums, also went 1-4 with a run.

In the Palm Beach Kickoff Central Division the South Florida Beach Bums advanced to and won the championship versus the Palm Beach Sugar Kings. The Bums ended tournament with a 3-2 record. Brad Myott earned MVP honors with 3 hits and 2 doubles in the championship game.

What an amazing summer! The Bums were the team to beat since day 1 of the inaugural Charles Johnson Collegiate Summer League in Ft. Pierce, Florida. The Bums dominated the competition all season until it got hit with a Covid outbreak the day before the playoffs.

Along with the regular season ring, the Bums had 8 league All-Stars and 6 unsigned student-athletes go on to sign letters of intent to further pursue their academic and athletic endeavors.