2026-27 Baseball Roster
Roster
Lucas Franco
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Cinco Ranch H.S.
2026 (Freshman)
Started 35 contests as part of 38 games played... all 35 starts came at shortstop... also made two appearances as a defensive replacement and one as a pinch hitter... totaled 24 hits on the season including two doubles, one triple and three home runs... drove in 22 runs and stole two bases... tallied seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI contests... recorded a hit in 15 games and reached safely in 25... homered for his first career hit in the Opening Day win over Vanderbilt (Feb. 13)... also had a triple and scored two runs in the game... collected an RBI single in the opening game at UCLA (Feb. 20)... homered as part of a two hit game in the series finale at UCLA (Feb. 22)... doubled in back-to-back games against New Haven (Feb. 27-28)... went 2-for-4 with a double and a career-high four runs driven in against Tulane (March 6)... tallied a hit and drew a walk in a midweek win over Kansas (March 10)... had a career-high four hits and scored a run in a Game 2 win at Arizona State (March 14)... had a base knock in the series finale against the Sun Devils (March 15)... drove in two runs on a 1-for-4 day at the plate against New Mexico State (March 17)... started all three games against UCF (March 20-22)... had two hits and drove in two runs in Game 2 against the Knights (March 21)... scored twice and drove in a run in the series-opener against Texas Tech (March 27)... tallied two hits in a Game 2 win over the Red Raiders (March 28)... drove in two runs in a win over Lamar (March 31)... had two hits in the series finale at Kansas State (April 5)... scored twice and drove in a run in the win over Tarleton State (April 14)... reached safely in four of his last six games played on the season... also drove in three runs in those six games... worked a bases-loaded walk off the bench in the Frogs' finale game of the season against Kansas State (May 20).
High School
Starred for four years at Cinco Ranch High School… ranked in the top 75 prospects among various publications leading up to the 2025 MLB Draft… was the No. 5 overall prospect in the state of Texas by Perfect Game… attended the 2025 MLB Draft Combine… holds the school record for walks and tied the school record in stolen bases… hit .430 with 13 extra base hits as a senior… named to the THSCA Super Elite Baseball Team as a junior… also earned first-team all-state honors as a junior… selected as a first-team all-district player following junior campaign… played for the Rangers Area Coade Team… hit .417 with 21 stolen bases as a junior… tabbed a third-team all-state performer as a sophomore… named a first-team all-district performer as a junior… hit .345 with 13 stolen bases as a sophomore… invited to USA Baseball’s 15U National Team Training Camp in 2022.
Personal
Parents are Carolyn and Matt… has one brother, Zach… dad played baseball at San Diego State.
