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2021 Softball Roster

Mike McLaughlin
Nicole Sasu-Twum
Alex Falk/Manhattanville Athletic Communications
Alex Falk/Manhattanville Athletic Communications
Alex Falk/Manhattanville Athletic Communications
Mike McLaughlin
Mike McLaughlin
Mike McLaughlin

8 Brooke Franson

  • Class Senior
  • Position First Base
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.
  • High School Corona del Mar
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Major Business Management

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- All-Skyline Conference Second Team (2021)
- Skyline Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)

- MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019) 

2020:
Started all nine games she played in during her third year ... played first base for the Valiants ... ranked third in the conference and second on the team in pop outs totaling 45 ... only had one error in the field ending with a fielding percentage of .978 ... hit one single against Meredith (3/9) ... season ended early due to COVID-19. 
Game-by-Game Statistics 

2019: Started 44 of her 45 appearances as a sophomore … tied for seventh in the MAC Freedom with a .985 fielding percentage … had a hit, run and RBI in both games of doubleheader sweep of Albertus Magnus (03/20) … went 4-for-5 with four RBI’s and two runs scored in MAC Freedom sweep of Delaware Valley … went 2-for-3 with a run in MAC Freedom tournament win over DeSales (05/03) … went 2-for-2 with a run scored in NCAA Tournament win over Scranton (05/11)
Game-by-Game Statistics

2018: Started 42 of the team’s 43 games in left field as a freshman … hit .248 (27 for 109) with four homers, four triples, 16 RBIs and 24 runs scored … also led the team with 12 stolen bases in 14 attempts, tying for eighth on the school single-season list … recorded a triple and two doubles in four at-bats in her collegiate debut versus Fontbonne (3/2) … launched her first career homer against #13 Randolph-Macon (3/10) … homered and drove in a season-high three runs against Wilkes (4/14) … scored twice and drove in a pair in the MAC Freedom Tournament title game win over King’s (5/5).
Game-by-Game Statistics

High School: A 2017 graduate of Corona del Mar High School … a three-time All-Pacific Coast League honoree and Daily Pilot Dream Team pick … his .517 in four years on the softball field for the Sea Kings  … hit a conference-best .580 as a senior in earning All-PCL first-team and team Most Valuable Player honors … named MVP of the Orange County Senior All-Star Game after driving in three runs … earned team Offensive Player of the Year honors as a sophomore and junior.
 
Personal: Daughter of Brandi Gill and Kyle Franson … has three siblings, Christian, Rex and Lauren ... minoring in international studies and computer science.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    Outfield
    5'9"
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    Outfield/First Base
    5'9"
    8
  • 8

    2020Junior

    Outfield/First Base
    5'9"
    8
  • 8
    C

    2021Senior

    First Base
    5'9"
    8
    C