Francesca Frelick

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Duke Softball Headshots at the Blue Devil Tower on November 5, 2020 at Durham, North Carolina.

Position:
Catcher/Utility Player
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lexington, Mass.

Honors:
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024)
ACC Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

2024 – Senior: Saw action in 58-of-61 games, earning 40 starts … posted a .273 batting average and tallied career-highs in runs (27), hits (35), doubles (5), home runs (8) and RBI (42) … drove in a career-high six RBI during Duke’s 22-0 run-rule victory over Michigan State (2/24) … sent out her first career grand slam against the Spartans … accounted for five of the Blue Devils’ 14 runs against Elon (2/25) in the final game of the Duke Invitational … blasted a solo home run against No. 2 Oklahoma (5/30) during the Women’s College World Series … finished the season with seven multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI performances … posted a .992 fielding percentage with 121 putouts in 133 chances.

2023 – Junior: Appeared in 56-of-60 games, making 40 starts … batting .276 with 32 hits, five home runs and 13 RBI … blasted two home runs and scored three runs in the series finale against Louisville (Mar. 11) … scored Duke’s lone run in the 4-1 loss to Florida State after opening the sixth inning with a single to right field … tallied a solo home run in the NCAA Super Regional against Stanford (May 27) … reached base in 10-straight games from Mar. 10 – Mar. 25 … posted a .958 fielding percentage and .364 on-base percentage … elected to the team’s leadership council for the 2022-23 season.

2022 - Sophomore: Played in 38 games, making 21 starts behind the plate ... Hit .313 with four home runs and 14 RBI ... Notched a three-hit game in a win at Virginia on Apr. 10 ... Moved into a starting role late in the season from Apr. 20 to the end of the year ... Launched her first collegiate home run at Campbell on May 3 ... Followed it up the next game with a blast against Pittsburgh on May 5 ... Hit home runs in back-to-back games during the ACC Tournament, with one against Georgia Tech and one against Florida State ... Drove in a run in the NCAA Regional win over Liberty on May 21.

2021 - Freshman: Started in three of 28 games played as a rookie, primarily appearing as a pinch hitter … held a .200 batting average in 25 at-bats with five hits and seven RBIs … picked up her first career double with a two-run shot against Syracuse on March 21 … entered the starting lineup for the first time on March 14 against Virginia … garnered her first career hit, run scored and stolen base versus Seton Hall on Feb. 28 … drew an RBI walk in her collegiate debut versus Pitt on Feb. 19.

Prior to Duke: Batted .450+ in all four seasons at Austin Preparatory School ... Named Division III Softball Athlete of the Year in the state of Massachusetts, Catholic Conference League All-Stat and All-Scholastic as a junior after batting .560 with 48 hits as a junior ... Helped her team win the Division III Massachusetts State Championship in 2019 ... Batted .531 with 43 hits and career-best 10 home runs as a sophomore ... Recorded a .631 batting average with 53 hits, including 10 home runs, as a freshman ... Registered a .453 batting average with 39 hits as an eighth-grader ... Played travel ball for Polar Crush for six years ... Member of National Honor Society, Unitas Leadership Academy and Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Patty Frelick ... Has two brothers, Nico and Sal. Her father played football at Pittsburgh (1983-87) and her brother, Sal, played baseball at Boston College before joining the Milwaukee Brewers system after being selected in the 1st round of the 2021 MLB Draft.