19 Sierra Franklin
Sierra Franklin
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Waukee, Iowa
  • Position:
    P
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Waukee Northwest
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • app
    5
  • gs
    2
  • w
    3
  • l
    0
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    14.0
  • era
    0.50
  • whip
    1.14
  • k
    5

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Two-time NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2024, 25)
  • Two-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2024, 25)
  • Three-time Letterwinner (2023, 24, 25)
2025 | junior
  • Pitched in eight games, starting two, with a total of 14 innings pitched and an earned run average of 0.50 for the season
  • Achieved a 3-0 win-loss record, contributing to victories over Univ. of New England, Hamline, and Grinnell
  • Recorded a season-high four innings pitched with only two hits allowed against Univ. of New England on March 17
  • Accumulated five strikeouts and a 1.00 WHIP across appearances against Hamline and Wis.-Platteville
  • Secured a win against Grinnell on March 28, giving up only one hit and no earned runs in three innings
2024 | sophomore
  • Saw action in 10 games on the mound with one start
  • Compiled a 2-1 record over 21.1 total innings
  • Recorded an ERA of 3.61 and did not give up a home run on the year
2023 | freshman
  • Made 14 appearances on the mound with two starts
  • Threw 30 total innings, compiling a win-loss record of 3-2
  • Had an overall ERA of 3.27, striking out 10 batters on the year
Personal
  • Majoring in chemistry with a minor in honors and mathematics

Player Profile

Recent Games
May 10 Central (IA) L, 4-3
May 15 vs. DePauw W, 9-5
May 16 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 3-1
May 16 vs. DePauw W, 8-3
May 17 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 3-2
May 17 No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 10-2
  Overall Conf
Games 5 -
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 -
Runs 0 -
Hits 0 -
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 -
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 5 -
Games started 2 -
Wins 3 -
Losses 0 -
Saves 0 -
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 14.0 0.0
Hits 12 -
Runs 3 -
Earned Runs 1 -
Walks 4 -
Strikeouts 5 -
Strikeouts per Game 2.50 .00
Doubles Allowed 2 -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 1.14 -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against 54 -
Batting Average Against .222 -
Earned Run Average 0.50 0.00
Wild pitches 3 -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 1 -
Total Chances 1 0
Put Outs 0 -
Assists 1 -
Errors 0 -
Fielding Percentage 1.000 -
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 1 -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell W, 12-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville W, 13-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista W, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 No. 19/21 Central W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 No. 19/21 Central W, 18-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College W, 18-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 Central (IA) L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 15 vs. DePauw W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. DePauw W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell W, 12-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 28 Grinnell W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville W, 13-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista W, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 No. 19/21 Central W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 No. 19/21 Central W, 18-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College W, 18-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 Central (IA) L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 15 vs. DePauw W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. DePauw W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 0 1 0 0 4.0 2 - - 0.00 .50 - 1 -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 0 1 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 2.33 1.00 - 1 -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 1 0 0 0 2.0 5 1 0 0.00 2.50 0 0 -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell W, 12-2 1 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0.00 1.33 3 2 -
Mar 28 Grinnell W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville W, 13-5 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 - - 0.00 1.00 1 1 -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista W, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 No. 19/21 Central W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 No. 19/21 Central W, 18-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College W, 18-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 Central (IA) L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 15 vs. DePauw W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. DePauw W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell W, 12-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Grinnell W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville W, 13-5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista W, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 No. 19/21 Central W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 No. 19/21 Central W, 18-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College W, 18-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 Central (IA) L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 15 vs. DePauw W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. DePauw W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 at No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 No. 7 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2022-23 16 0 1 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2024-25 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2025-26 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 37 0 1 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2022-23 16 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2024-25 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2025-26 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2022-23 14 2 3 2 0 - 30.0 41 21 14 10 10 2.33 7 3.27 1.70
2023-24 10 1 2 1 0 - 21.1 22 11 11 5 6 1.97 - 3.61 1.27
2024-25 5 2 3 0 0 - 14.0 12 3 1 4 5 2.50 - 0.50 1.14
2025-26 6 1 0 0 0 - 10.1 16 10 7 6 1 .68 2 4.74 2.13
Total 35 6 8 3 0 - 75.2 91 45 33 25 22 2.04 9 3.05 1.53

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2022-23 16 7 2 4 1 .857 1 3 3 .500 - -
2023-24 10 3 1 2 0 1.000 - 5 4 .444 - -
2024-25 5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
2025-26 6 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
Total 37 12 3 8 1 .917 1 10 8 .444 - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Month March 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month March 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Event Total 5 2 3 0 0 - 14.0 12 3 1 4 5 2.50 - 0.50 1.14
Conference - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 2 1 1 0 0 - 5.0 2 0 0 4 3 4.20 - 0.00 1.20
Away - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 3 1 2 0 0 - 9.0 10 3 1 0 2 1.56 - 0.78 1.11
Result Wins 5 2 3 0 0 - 14.0 12 3 1 4 5 2.50 - 0.50 1.14
Losses - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Month March 4 2 3 0 0 - 12.0 11 3 1 3 4 2.33 - 0.58 1.17
April 1 0 0 0 0 - 2.0 1 - - 1 1 3.50 - 0.00 1.00

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Conference - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Away - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 3 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Result Wins 5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Losses - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Month March 4 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
April 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -

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