Career: Has started in 38 of 53 games, hitting .320 with 32 runs scored, 60 RBI, 13 doubles and 10 home runs … Has compiled a .570 slugging percentage.
2010: Started in 29 of 33 games, batting .312 with 39 runs-batted-in on 39 hits … Was second for the Pioneers with six home runs and tied for second on the team with nine doubles … Compiled a .528 slugging percentage … Had 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI efforts … In the NJAC statistics, was fourth in RBI/game (1.18), tied for fifth in homers/game (0.18), tied for seventh in home runs and tied for eighth in RBI … Went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI during a 16-5 win at Rutgers-Newark (4/22/10) … Was 3-for-6 with a home run and six RBI, driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, during a 9-8 victory against Stevens (3/27/10) … Drove in three runs in a 17-7 win at Manhattanville (3/25/10).
2009: Started in eight of 13 games, hitting .417 with four doubles, four home runs, eight runs scored and 20 RBI … Was third for the Pioneers in home runs while compiling an .861 slugging percentage and a .436 on-base percentage … Went 3-for-5 with a double, home run, two runs scored and six RBI during a 20-7 win against Richard Stockton (4/25/09) … Hit a pair of doubles and drove in two runs during an 8-3 win at Drew (4/22/09).
2008: Played in seven games as a freshman ... Scored his first run against SUNY Oneonta (3/26/08) and had his first hit against Staten Island (4/2/08).
Prior to William Paterson: Had a .371 batting average, four home runs and 30 RBI as a senior in 2007 for Wayne Hills H.S.
Academics: A Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009 and Fall 2010 Dean’s List student … Named to the 2008-09 and 2009-10 NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention Teams … Completed a bachelor’s in business administration and accounting at the end of the Fall 2010 semester, and is currently a graduate student pursuing a master’s in business administration.
Franco's Career Statistics
| YEAR |
G-GS |
Avg. |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
OB% |
SB-A |
SLUG% |
FLD% |
| 2008 |
7-1 |
.091 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
.231 |
0-0 |
.091 |
1.000 |
| 2009 |
13-8 |
.417 |
36 |
8 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
2 |
8 |
.436 |
0-0 |
.861 |
.984 |
| 2010 |
33-29 |
.312 |
125 |
23 |
39 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
39 |
5 |
26 |
.343 |
0-0 |
.528 |
.987 |
| TOTALS |
53-38 |
.320 |
172 |
32 |
55 |
13 |
0 |
10 |
60 |
9 |
37 |
.355 |
0-0 |
.570 |
.987 |
