As a Senior (2009): Played in 36 games, starting two at shortstop and one at second base … Recorded 20 at bats, five hits and eight runs … Tallied seven putouts and eight assists in the field … Stole two bases on four attempts … Entered the game as a pinch runner and stayed in at shortstop in the Women’s College World Series win over No. 4/3 Alabama on May 31 … Came in to score as a pinch runner and finish the game playing shortstop, tallying a putout, in the NCAA Regional win over Texas A&M on May 16 … Tallied a run in the SEC Tournament semifinals win over No. 16 Tennessee on May 8 … Batted .571 with four hits, one run scored, two RBIs, and first career home run in three-game series against Longwood on Senior Weekend … Scored a run in the series finale against Arkansas on April 26 while recording an assist and a putout in three appearances at shortstop … Recorded the game-winning run, the only score in nine innings, at Kentucky in the first game of the doubleheader on April 11 … Scored the winning run in the pinch runner’s role in the second game against Mississippi State on April 4 … Went 1-for-1 with a hit, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base against South Alabama on Feb. 14 … Stole first base of the season against Baylor on Feb. 8.
As a Junior (2008): Played in 40 games and started five … Seven of 11 runs scored on the season came after April 20 … Scored the game-winning run against Alabama in the SEC Tournament Championship game … Hit first career extra-base hit on a double against Auburn on April 29 … Earned an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the second game of the season … Grabbed a hit on a 1-for-2 performance with a run and an RBI in the first game of the season.
At Temple College (2006-07): Coached by Larry Hennig … A two-time Louisville Slugger/NFCA Junior College All-American … 2007 Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year … Led the conference in batting average (.494), hits (85), stolen bases (48) and runs scored (71) in 2007 … Two-time all-conference selection … Stole 74 bases in two seasons … Hit .434 as a freshman.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Belton High School in Belton, Texas … Coached by Marian Desnazer … Earned all-state honors in 2004 … Named to the all-district team in 2003 and 2004.
Franklin’s Career Statistics
| YEAR | AVG. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT | FLD% |
| 2008 | .100 | 40-5 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8-9 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | .250 | 36-3 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | .882 |
| CAREER | .175 | 76-8 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10-13 | .920 |
Franklin’s Career Bests (at Florida)
| AB | 3, three times; last vs. Longwood (5/2/09) |
| R | 1, 19 times; last vs. Texas A&M (5/16/09) |
| H | 2 vs. Longwood (5/2/09) |
| Streak | 3 games (5/2/09 – 5/3/09) |
| RBI | 2 vs. Longwood (5/2/09) |
| 2B | 1 vs. Auburn (4/27/08) |
| HR | 1 vs. Longwood (5/2/09) |
| BB | 1 vs. Tennessee (5/3/08) |
| SB | 1, 10 times; last vs. South Alabama (2/14/09) |
| PO | 3 vs. South Alabama (2/14/09) |
| A | 2, three times; last vs. Longwood (5/3/09) |
