Francis Marion University held its 54th-annual Athletic Gala in the university’s Performing Arts Center on Monday, April 22. Most Valuable Player awards were given in 15 sports and for the fifth time the athletic department awarded 13 Frankie Awards, including the Swamp Fox Academic Award, the Ray E. Thames Memorial Raise the Roof Award, and the Mark Haselden Sportsmanship Award. MVP Awards Most Valuable Player Award for acrobatics and tumbling – freshman Alyssa-Naomi Pippins (Los Angeles, CA) Most Valuable Player Award for baseball – senior Zack Summerville (Gastonia, NC) Most Valuable Player Award for men’s basketball – senior Tionne Rollins…