Career: Two-time NFCA All-Region honoree…Three-time All-Conference selection…Finishes collegiate career with 213 games played, .398 average, 287 hits, 173 runs, 69 RBI, 91 stolen bases and 70 walks…Tied WKU’s record for longest hit streak at 15 games while also tying for third-longest hit streak at 13 games.
Canadian National Team: One of 15 athletes selected to the Canadian National Team for 2015 Pan American Games...First international experience came as a member of the Junior Women's National Team in 2011, where Canada finished fifth at the ISF Junior Women's World Championship in Cape Town, South Africa...Joined the Senior Women's National Team in 2013, competing in the US World Cup of Softball VIII, the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship and the VIII Pan American Championship in Puerto Rico where Team Canada won the silver medal...In 2014, started nine games for Team Canada at the ISF Women's World Championship in Haarlem, Netherlands, finishing second on the team with a .409 batting average.
As a Senior (2015): Named NFCA First-Team All-Region honoree and All-Conference USA First-Team selection…Named top 30 candidate for Senior CLASS Award…Played and started all 50 games in centerfield…Finished season with .417 average, 70 hits, 39 runs, 22 RBI, 18 walks and 19 stolen bases…Ranked 65th nationally in batting average and 106th in stolen bases…Ranked top 10 in league in batting average, on-base percentage (.468), hits and stolen bases despite 16 games cancelled due to weather…Led team in batting average, hits, runs and stolen bases…Third on team in walks and fourth in RBI…Ranked second in WKU’s single-season record in batting average while tied for third with 22 multi-hit games and fourth in hits…Hit .459 with 34 hits, 18 runs, 13 RBI, six walks and 10 stolen bases in league games…Had a combined 10 hits in opening weekend after notching three hits in back-to-back games against Alabama State (2/7-8)…Went 3-for-4 at No. 5 Florida State…Had two hits with three runs and three RBI in run-rule victory against Akron (2/28)…Went 2-for-3 with a run and two stolen bases in win over Dayton (2/28)…Posted two runs and two RBI in game two and three runs in game three at Marshall (3/14)…Hit RBI triple before scoring a run in 2-0 win at No. 14 Tennessee (3/17)…Went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI in series opener at North Texas (3/28)...Recorded two hits, including a home run, in game one against Florida Atlantic (4/4)…Notched walk-off hit in game two win against Murray State (4/8)…Combined for five hits and four runs in series at FIU (4/18-19)…Finished 4-for-5 with three stolen bases in comeback win over Middle Tennessee (5/3)…Posted a hit and run in Conference USA Championship contest against UAB (5/8)…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in NCAA Regional opener versus North Carolina (5/15)…Added two hits and two walk in 14-inning win over No. 16 Georgia in NCAA Regional action.
As a Junior (IPFW, 2014):Started all 55 games, as the team finished 40-15 for the year...Named to the NFCA All-Region Third Team...Earned First-Team All-Summit League, All-Tournament Team and Academic All-Summit League honors...Named to the Capital One First-Team All-District...Second in the league with a .459 batting average, which was fourth best in Summit League single-season history...Had 84 hits, the most in IPFW history and second in conference history...IPFW stolen bases leader...Named Summit League Player of the Week (2/17)...Had 27 multi-hit games, including a season-high four hits against Eastern Michigan (4/29)...Posted a hit and a pair of runs in win at No. 15 Texas (2/14)...Went 3-for-3 with a run and RBI in close contest against No. 7 Kentucky (2/15).
As a Sophomore (IPFW, 2013): Started all 50 games in the outfield...Compiled a Summit League best 62 hits...Her .352 batting average was ninth best in the Summit League...Earned 17 walks, helping her to a .409 on base percentage, which ranked 14th in the Summit League...Had 17 multi-hit games including a 4-4 performance against Troy on March 10...Scored 37 runs, finishing with the fourth most in the Summit League just behind teammate Ashleigh Bousquet...Stole 26 bases in 30 attempts, giving her the third most steals in the Summit League...Hit five doubles and picked up 13 RBI.
As a Freshman (IPFW, 2012): Named First Team All-Summit League...Set the single-season IPFW stolen base record with 27 in 32 tries...Finished the year ranked 40th in NCAA Division I in stolen bases per game and 152nd in batting average...Led the Summit League in total hits, and finished second in runs scored, third in stolen bases and fifth in batting average...Played and started in 58 games during the year and had 24 multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 effort at Toledo on April 11...Batted .364 (71-of-195) with 46 runs scored, 13 RBIs, 14 walks and a double...Her 71 hits and 195 at-bats are new IPFW single-season records...Scored at least one run in eight straight games from April 21 until the streak snapped on May 4...Had nine games in which she scored multiple times, including three times at Toledo on April 11 and against UMKC in the Summit League Tournament on May 11...Stole multiple bases four times, including three at Toledo on April 11.
High School: Was a member of the 2011 Canadian Junior National Team that competed at the World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa...Batted .500 (8-of-16) with 13 runs scored, five RBI, and five stolen bases, as the team went 12-2 during the qualifying tournament, with Franklin earning six starts and seeing action in 11 contests.
Travel Team: White Rock Renegades, coached by Dave Burns.
Personal: Daughter of Travis and Colleen Franklin...Born on March 26, 1993...Majoring in psychology with a minor in health and nutrition.
