The 5-foot-6 sophomore right-handed pitcher led the Bulldogs to a 26-2-1 record and the Class 6A state championship this past season. Francik posted a 19-1 mark with a 0.16 earned run average in the circle, striking out 251 batters while allowing just 32 hits and 19 walks in 129.2 innings pitched for a 0.39 WHIP. A member of Great Britain’s Under-22 National Team, she fired 32 shutout innings in five postseason games to lead Melbourne to the title.
Francik has maintained a weighted 4.43 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.
Francik is the social media manager of the UNICEF Club at Melbourne High. She has volunteered locally as a youth softball coach and at Nana’s Children’s Home, a community for foster children.