2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Fred Franklin
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 167
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Meridian, Miss.
- High School:
- Jones JC
2018 (Jr.): Played in 48 games and made eight starts (all in centerfield)…Batted .300 with a double and seven RBI in 50 at bats…Added a team-best 11 stolen bases…Enjoyed three multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit contests coming against Ole Miss in Oxford (3/27) and at Marshall (5/19)…Had season-best two-RBI performance against the Thundering Herd that day as well…Successfully swiped 11-straight bases to start the campaign before being caught…Scored four times and walked on three occasions against Nicholls (3/4) in Pensacola…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2017 semester…Made the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Junior College: A two-year starter, helping Jones Junior College to a 100-13 record over that span…Recorded a 46-4 record, an MACJC championship, a Region 23 runner-up finish and a No. 1 ranking in the final NJCAA Division II regular season poll his sophomore campaign…Batted .356 with eight home runs and 41 RBI to go along with a .578 slugging percentage en route to first-team All-MACJC honors…Added 43 stolen bases, which led the MACJC…Earned an ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Division II Gold Glove…Named Defensive Player of the Tournament as he helped the Bobcats capture the NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Okla., as a freshman…Captured All-MACJC second-team in 2016…Prep: Lettered four seasons at West Lauderdale High School for coach Jerry Boatner…Named all-district and all-state…Played in the Mississippi All-Star game…Personal: Son of Fred and Tina Franklin…Majoring in Liberal Studies.
