McDowell rising senior Zach Franklin.
McDowell rising senior Zach Franklin has committed to play college baseball for Western Carolina University.
Franklin (4-4 with two saves) was named the Mountain Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year this past season after maintaining a 1.53 earned-run average with 93 strikeouts in 59.1 innings pitched. Opponents batted .170 against Franklin. One of his losses was a no-hitter that he threw versus MAC 3-A champion Reynolds.
Franklin was a first-team selection on the Citizen-Times All-WNC baseball team. He also played in the infield for the Titans (15-12) and is a member of the Impact Baseball Dirtbags organization.
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