AS A JUNIOR IN 2005: Started 34 of the 38 games she played in... missed 12 contests due to injury... batted .320 with nine doubles, two home runs and a team-leading 22 RBI... had seven multi-hit games, including a 4-for-5 game against Point Loma at home on February 1... went 3-for-3 with three RBI in the 6-5 win at Sonoma State on March 26... went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the 5-4 win over Seattle on April 1.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004: Started all 55 of the games she appeared in... batted .324 with 10 doubles, four home runs, 32 runs scored and 27 RBI... earned second team All-CCAA and first team NFCA All-West Region honors... made four relief appearances on the mound, throwing 11.1 innings in which she posted a 1-1 record with a 6.18 ERA... had 15 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games... had three home runs over a four-game stretch from April 10-16... knocked in three runs on three separate occasions.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2003: Started 36 of the 39 games she appeared in as a rookie... batted .204 with one double, 13 runs scored and eight RBI... collected 20 hits in her 98 at-bats.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Rancho Buena Vista High School in nearby Vista, Calif... played softball for coach Dennis Snell... was a three-time All-Palomar League honoree, earning league MVP honors in 2000 and 2002... was named the 2001 Offensive Player of the Year... batted .411 with 16 RBI in 2002.

PERSONAL: Born September 14, 1984 in Escondido, Calif... parents are Rick and Tiffany Fransicus... is a Math/Economics major in Marshall College... enjoys golf and racquetball in her spare time.

FRANCISCUS’ CAREER HITTING STATS AT UCSD: