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Majoring in journalism • Veteran Leader in the Carolina Leadership Academy • Serves on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. After redshirting as a sophomore will be a junior in the classroom and a sophomore on the field. 2007: As a sophomore, took a medical redshirt. 2006: As a freshman, appeared in 42 games, starting 30, primarily at third base • Had two hits and two RBIs in the win over No. 10 Georgia on Feb. 11 • Recorded another two-hit game against Arkansas on Feb. 12 • Hit her first career home run in the Campbell win on March 22 • Hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the win over Elon on April 5 • Drove in three runs in the win at UNC Greensboro on April 11. At Pennsbury High School in Fairness Hills, Pa.: Captain of both the softball and volleyball teams • Received the Falcon Award as her school's best female athlete • Member of 2005 PIAA state championship softball team • All-district in both softball and volleyball • Secretary of the National Honor Society • U.S. Marine Corps Outstanding Scholar Athlete • Graduated in the top five percent of her class • Also played basketball for two seasons. Personal: The daughter of Jacque and Terry Francona • Born Alyssa Leanne Francona on April 7, 1987, in Tucson, Ariz. • Her father Terry is the manager of the Boston Red Sox and her brother Nick plays baseball at Penn • Has two sisters. More on Francona: Winning a state championship as a senior in high school ranks as her biggest sports thrill • Lists her father as the person who has had the greatest influence on her athletic career • "Anchorman" is her favorite movie and "Friends" and "24" are her favorite TV shows. Francona's Career Statistics Year AVG G-S AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB SO S-A 2006 .195 42-30 87 12 17 19 0 0 3 26 .299 10 21 0-0 2007 - Medical Redshirt |
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