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2023 Baseball Roster

Breelyn Craig
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Bailey Durbin

17 Austin Francis

  • Position Infielder
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Dupo, Ill.
  • Highschool Dupo

Biography

2022-23 GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award
2022-23 Academic All-GLVC
2021-22 Academic All-GLVC
2020-21 Academic All-GLVC
2019-20 Academic All-GLVC
2018-19 Academic All-GLVC

2022: Started/Appeared in 39 games…Slash .266/.375/.594…recorded 34 hits with 18 extra-base knocks including 12 homers…amassed 28 RBIs and 24 runs scored…drew 13 walks and was hit by a team-high 10 pitches…totaled eight multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games…ended year on five-game hitting streak…owned a five-game reached base streak to finish, had a high of 10

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020): Led team with four home runs and 10 walks and was also tied for the team lead with 16 runs scored and five doubles...was second overall with a .313 batting average...also drove in nine runs...started all 15 games, including 10 behind the plate and five as the designated hitter...tied for second on the team with four multi-hit games, including a three-hit outing versus Missouri Western on Feb. 16...closed the season with a six-game hitting streak and a seven-game stretch of reaching base safely...grabbed Academic All-GLVC accolades.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019): Sat out the year as a medical redshirt...earned Academic All-GLVC mention.

AS A FRESHMAN (2018): Played in 34 games with 32 starts -- 20 of which came behind the plate...batted .198 with five home runs and 18 RBI...tied for third on the team in both homers and runs batted in...had six multi-hit outings, including a three-hit game at Southern Indiana on April 29...also drove in a season-high four runs in the same contest...garnered Academic All-GLVC honors.

BEFORE McK: Posted a .420 batting average with four home runs and 19 runs batted in as a senior at Dupo High School...added an on-base percentage of .561 and an .806 slugging percentage as a senior for the Tigers...was a four-time All-Conference selection in baseball...earned All-Area honors three different times on the baseball diamond.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Jodi and Steve Francis.

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2018Freshman

    Catcher
    5'11" 205 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2019Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'11" 205 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2020Junior

    Catcher
    5'11" 220 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2021Senior

    Catcher
    5'11" 205 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Catcher
    5'11" 205 lbs
    34
  • 17

    2023Graduate Student

    Infielder
    0 lbs
    17