Biography
2021 Junior Year
All-MAAC First Team (Outfield)
One of the top offensive forces in the MAAC … Hit .353 (36-of-102) with eight doubles (t-9th MAAC), 10 home runs (2nd MAAC), 25 RBI, 27 runs, seven walks and four stolen bases … Posted a MAAC-best .725 slugging percentage and a .425 OBP … Notched a team-best 10 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI performances … Started all 28 games he played in … Hit safely in 22 game while reaching basely 26 times, including in 16-straight to start the year … In series victory over Saint Peter’s (5/15-5/16), hit .533 (8-of-15) with a double, three home runs, five RBI and seven runs … Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs and three RBI in game three … Homered and drove in two in game two, and was 2-for-4 with two runs in the finale … Went 2-for-3 with a RBI double and a walk in MAAC Quarterfinal opener at Fairfield (5/20), before crushing a two-run homer in the nightcap … Over two wins against Niagara (5/1-5/2), was 7-for-8 with two doubles, two home runs, five RBI, four runs, a walk and a HBP … Was 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the opener, and was 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, three runs and three RBI in the finale … Also was 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, three runs and a RBI in the finale vs. Fairfield (4/24) … Singled and drove in three runs to secure a split in the nightcap on day one at Siena (4/17) to help secure a split … Followed that up with a double and a run in Sunday’s opener against the Saints (4/18), before blasting a two-run homer in the nightcap … Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and two RBI in opener at Marist (5/9) … Batted .500 (6-for-12) over four games at Canisius (4/10-4/11), highlighted by homering in game three against the Golden Griffins ... MAAC All-Academic Team honoree.
2020 Sophomore Year
Hit a blistering .321 (18-of-56) with a team-leading 18 hits, 11 runs, three doubles, two triples, one home run, five RBI, one stolen base and four walks … Notched four multi-hit performances, while posting a .500 slugging percentage and a .397 OBP … Started all 14 games … MAAC Player of the Week after hitting .500 (6-for-12) with two runs, two doubles, home run, three RBI and three multi-hit performances over three games against UAlbany (3/7-3/8) … Began the weekend with a solo home run and two hits in the opener, before going 2-for-4 with a double, run and a RBI … He finished up the series with another 2-for-4 showing in the finale, adding a RBI double … In win over Texas A&M CC (2/29), scored three runs while driving in the eventual game-winning run with a RBI triple … Went 4-for-5 with a double, two runs and a RBI in the series finale against the Highlanders (3/1) … At USC Upstate (2/22), finished up 3-for-4 with a triple, run and walk … Singled and scored in each game against Air Force (2/14-2/15) … Also singled and scored against Presbyterian (2/23) ... MAAC All-Academic Team honoree.
2019 Freshman Year
MAAC All-Rookie Team
Made an immediate impact as a rookie … Hit .301 (53-of-176) with 29 runs, nine doubles, one triple, four home runs, 31 RBI, 12 stolen bases and 17 walks … Posted a .432 slugging percentage and a .373 OBP … Notched 15 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games … Played in 48 games, making 46 starts … During league play, batted .330 ... Named MAAC Rookie of the Week after hitting safely in all three games of sweep of Saint Peter’s (5/11-5/12), batting .600 (6-of-10) with two home runs, two doubles, eight runs, five RBI, four stolen bases and four walks in posting a .688 OBP with a 1.400 slugging percentage … Opened the series with a solo home run, before walking twice and stealing a base, before going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, a RBI and a stolen base in cementing the doubleheader … Capped his big weekend with another leadoff home run in the finale, finishing up 2-for-2 with four runs, three RBI, two walks and two steals … At the MAAC Tournament, went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run in win over Marist (5/22), before going 2-for-4 with a walk and run in victory over top-seeded Canisius (5/22) … Batted .462 (6-of-13) while hitting safely in all three games with three RBI and two walks at Canisius (3/31-4/1) … Also hit safely in all three games of series win at Monmouth (4/27-4/28), finishing up 4-for-11 with two doubles and three runs … Was 3-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base in series-opening victory against Marist (4/19) … Also went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a run and a stolen base against LIU Brooklyn (4/16) … In doubleheader at George Washington (3/2), finished up 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs and three RBI … Followed that up by again going 3-for-5 with a double, three runs and a RBI in doubleheader at George Mason (3/10) … Notched back-to-back multi-hit performances in series sweep against Siena (4/13-4/14), hitting .333 (4-of-12) for the weekend with two runs and two RBI … Had two hits in series-opening victory against Iona (4/6) and at Rider (5/4) … Crushed a two-run homer in game one at Army West Point (4/10).
Scholastic/Personal
Played his prep ball at Clarkstown South High School under the direction of Mike Amendola … Earned two letters for the Vikings … Won the Viking and Coach’s Awards while being voted Team MVP … Began his prep career at Saint Joseph Regional ... Played travel ball for the Rockland Royals under Jared Randazzo … Born on July 31, 2000 … Son of Albert and Meg Franco … Is majoring in finance at Manhattan.