Kennesaw State University Athletics

As a Sophomore (2024)
Made 21 appearances and one start on the mound with a 4-1 record and five saves ... as of April 3, he has allowed one earned run or less in 12 of his 13 outings in 2024 ... picked up his first save at Wofford on Feb. 21, striking out the side ... wallied a save with two K's vs. Longwood (March 2) ... with two runners on in the ninth, he recorded the final out for his fourth save of the season vs. Austin Peay (March 28) ... earned his first win of the season two days later against the Governors, going a season-high 2.2 innings allowing no earned runs ... had his fifth save of the season allowing no hits or earned runs while striking out two at Mercer (April 2) ... earned his second win on April 20 with 4.0 innings, a career-high 11 strikeouts (including collecting K's on nine-straight outs), allowing just one earned run and zero hits to help the Owls come back to defeat Queens, 11-8 ... he got his first start of 2024 at Mercer on May 7 and threw two hitless innings striking out four batters ... pitched two innings of relief allowing just one hit for his fourth win on May 18 vs. Lipscomb.

As a Freshman (2023)
Saw action in 13 games with two starts on the mound ... threw 11.0 innings with 18 strikeouts ... made his collegiate debut on Opening Weekend versus New Orleans (Feb. 17-19) ... threw a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts ... threw 1.2 innings in relief with three strikeouts against LIU (Feb. 25) ... tossed a scoreless inning at No. 16 Georgia Tech (Mar. 1) ... punched out two in his scoreless relief appearance against Boston College (Mar. 3-5) ... threw a scoreless inning in relief at Georgia State (Mar. 7) with two strikeouts ...made his first career start on the mound against Mercer (Mar. 29) ... tossed one inning out of the bullpen against Austin Peay (Apr. 7) ... struck out two batters ... threw 0.2 innings of scoreless relief at Lipscomb (May 6) with one strikeout.

Personal
Attended Jefferson County High School in Jefferson City, Tenn. ... was named all-state, all-region, all-district and MVP Pitcher as a senior ... the son of Jim and Jena Franklin ... has two brothers, Tyler and Caleb ... plans to major in sports management.