2021 Baseball Roster

Shanna Lockwood/Auburn Athletics

35 Franco Aleman

  • Height 6-6
  • Class Junior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Alonso (St. Johns River State College)

Biography

2021 10th-Round MLB Draft Pick (306th overall, Cleveland Indians)

2021 (Junior*):
  • Made 23 pitching appearances including nine starts
  • Finished with a 2-4 record with a 5.74 ERA and four saves over 69.0 innings pitched
  • Racked up 65 strikeouts while walking only 21 batters (2.7 BB/9)
  • Held opposing hitters to a .274 batting average
  • Fired a career-high 7.0 shutout innings to earn the victory vs. Alabama at the SEC Tournament on May 27, scattering five hits and one walk while striking out four
  • Struck out a career-high eight batters at No. 1 Arkansas on May 22
  • Earned first-career win in his first-career start after throwing four innings vs. No. 3 Ole Miss on April 1, allowing just one unearned run on three hits with three strikeouts
  • Pitched five shutout innings at Auburn on April 23, allowing six hits and one walk with five strikeouts
  • Tossed 2.2 scoreless frames on one hit with three strikeouts to earn the save vs. Jacksonville on March 14

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
  • Played the 2019 season at FIU and the 2020 season at St. Johns River State College
  • Made seven starts at St. Johns River State, posting a 3-1 record and 3.26 ERA across 38.1 innings pitched
  • In 2019 at FIU, made 12 starts and two relief appearances, finishing with a 3-5 record and 3.97 ERA across 65.2 innings pitched
  • Racked up 51 strikeouts at St. Johns River State, and 53 strikeouts at FIU
  • Was an all-state baseball and soccer athlete at Columbia HS in Lake City
  • All-State First Team selection at Alonso High School, after finishing his senior season with a 9-1 record, 0.59 ERA, and 106 strikeouts across 72 innings
Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2021 5.74 2 4 23 9 0 0 4 69.0 75 52 44 21 65 9 0 5 307 .274 4 7 0 3 2
TOTAL 5.74 2 4 23 9 0 0 4 69.0 75 52 44 21 65 9 0 5 307 .274 4 7 0 3 2

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 7.0, Alabama, May 27, 2021
Walks allowed: 6, No. 21 Miami, Feb. 20, 2021
Strikeouts: 8, at No. 1 Arkansas, May 22, 2021
Batters faced: 30, at Kentucky, May 6, 2021
Putouts: 1, 5 times
Assists: 2, 3 times

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