Michael Sharman
Episode 373
30 MAR 2026
A senior at Clemson University where he is a pitcher on the men’s baseball team. Through his first six games played in 2026 he had a 4-1 won-lost record over 32 and two-thirds innings pitched and an earned run average of 2.48 with 30 strikeouts and just five walks. He had played LAST season at Tennessee, where he went 3-1, pitching 22 and two-third innings and striking out 25 batters. He also played one season at Georgia Highlands College, where recorded 101 strikeouts in 93 and two-thirds innings pitched over 16 starts in 2024. He missed the 2023 season due to injury after playing one season (2022) at Parkland College, following a high school career that saw him letter three times in baseball and earn all-state and all-region honors as a junior.
Notable guest quotes:
“Our parents have been one of the biggest influences in our faith lives. They raised us up in the church, not missing Mass on Sundays. Just treating us how to be good devout Catholics. And I’ve carried that with me through my whole life and through college.”
“When playing a sport that I’ve put so much time and effort into, you can kind of start to worship your sport a little. So, I try to remind myself every day that you’re only as stable as what you worship. And if I worship the game of baseball, my life’s going to be very up and down. So obviously, I keep Christ as my center, and I’ve done a lot better with not worshiping the game of baseball.”
“The one that I remember the most is Catholic heart work camp that I went with my older brother… in high school… that was a week-long trip… we kind of go serve others … whether that’s putting out mulch in front of a church, picking weeds around a neighborhood or just doing whatever it is to serve for the community where we were at. And so that’s what we would do every morning and then we’d come back, have adoration, Mass.”
“It’s definitely not been a smooth road transferring four times, but I always tell myself it’s God’s plan. I wouldn’t want to do it any other way.”
“I tore my ACL, so I had to sit out and that was a big leaning on my faith moment for that whole year, just like reminding myself that, Jesus, I trust in you. That’s my biggest motto. I have it written on my glove and on my hat.”
“God always has a plan. And I truly believe that. So, leaning on my faith and staying grounded and having my parents and family around me to support me … was huge and truly impactful.”
“I think God really wanted me here at Clemson. I’ve never been more strong and grounded in my faith. I feel like I’m in the best spot I’ve ever been with my faith life, and I just feel super blessed to be where I am and I’m at peace and that’s how I know that God has me right where He wants me.”
“We all know that we need to follow Jesus, but if we’re not renewing our mind every single day, I think it’s so easy to fall apart and to be distanced from God.”
“I have it on my wall in my room and I love (Romans 12:2) and I think it’s so true because it’s very easy to fall into fleshly desires and to fall into the patterns of this world and it’s not easy to follow Christ and we know we need to follow Christ.”
“I feel like any chance that I get to express my faith and be unapologetic about my Catholic faith, I’m going to do it and I’m not afraid to talk about it.”
“Without the faith I would not be where I am and with baseball and reminding myself that God has given me the ability to play this game and if I push Him off to the side, I could only imagine where I would be in this game and I don’t think it would be a very good place.”
“I just try to give all the glory to Him whether it’s going good or bad because I know that my performances in baseball do not add or subtract the love that God has for me.”
Related link:
Michael’s bio on Clemson baseball site