Cole Franklin Class: Freshman Hometown: Dallas, Texas High School: Highland Park Height / Weight: 6-2 / 195 Position: OF B/T: R/R

High School: 2006 graduate of Highland Park (4A) High School...baseball coach was Lew Kennedy...played outfield, third base and pitched during his prep career...four year letter winner...helped key his squad to a 31-7 record and a regional final his senior year...earned first team all-district honors as a junior and senior, all metro honorable mention as a freshman...prep teammate of LHP Clayton Kershaw, the No. 1 high school draft pick (No. 7 overall) in the 2006 Major League Draft (Los Angeles Dodgers)...2005 recipient of HPHS Scholar Athlete Award...member National Honor Society and member of the 2003 Mickey Mantle World Series Championship Dallas Patriots.

Personal: Full name is Conrad Cole Franklin...son of Scott and Karon Franklin...born April 20, 1988, in Dallas, Texas.