2022 Baseball Roster
Jason Franks
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Novato, CA
- High School:
- San Marin HS (Cal Poly Club Team)
Expected to provide assistance in bullpen in third season with Mustangs after two years with the Cal Poly club team.
2021 -- Pitched in four games, all in relief, with no record and a 9.82 ERA in second season with the intercollegiate Mustangs ... two strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings ... pitched 1 1/3 innings or less against CSUN, UC San Diego, San Jose State and UC Irvine ... did not play summer ball.
2020 -- Pitched in one game as a junior, allowing three unearned runs in a one-inning relief appearance against Fresno State, before season was cut short due to the pandemic ... did not play summer ball.
Cal Poly Club Team -- Played two seasons on Cal Poly's club baseball team ... helped Mustangs to 14-5 overall record and second-place tie in the Southern Pacific League's West Division in 2019 ... compiled 4-0 record and 1.42 ERA with 52 strikeouts over 38 innings as a sophomore ... pitched a complete-game three-hitter with two walks and 10 strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Long Beach State and tossed five scoreless innings each in no-decisions versus UCLA (10 strikeouts) and Nevada (eight strikeouts) ... in freshman season (2017-18) was 5-1 with a 2.35 ERA on the mound with 36 strikeouts over 30 2/3 innings, helping Mustangs win the Southern Pacific League's West Division championship and post a 21-3 overall record ... was unofficially named SoPac Pitcher of the Year.
High School -- A 2017 graduate of San Marin High School ... under head coach Jamie Vattuone, posted 6-5 record and 2.55 ERA as a senior, leading Mustangs to 15-13 overall record, fifth-place finish in the Marin County Athletic League and to the quarterfinal round of the CIF-North Coast Section Division 3 playoffs ... led league with 71 1/3 innings pitched, striking out 46 batters ... also hit .290 with one double and 10 RBIs as an outfielder and was named to All-Marin County Athletic League first team ... in junior season (2016) posted 6-1 record and 1.07 ERA with 24 strikeouts over 46 innings as Mustangs finished 16-10, tied for third in the Marin County Athletic League and earned a berth in the CIF-North Coast Section Division 3 playoffs ... maintained 4.40 grade-point average, ranking fifth in his class ... high school activities include engineering programs, extensive community service and coaching pitchers ... chose to attend Cal Poly because of its engineering programs..
Personal -- Son of Benjamin and Jennifer Franks ... one brother, Josh, a two-time first-team all Marin County Athletic League outfielder at San Marin High School and an outfielder with the Mustangs ... enjoys adventuring, cliff jumping, building and all sports ... claims to be "the top batting practice outfielder on the pitching staff" ... born in Novato, Calif. ... majoring in civil engineering.
