111. Christian Franklin: Baseball Major

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Christian Franklin was a preseason All-American and is a projected first-round draft pick for the 2021 MLB draft—but players like him don't come around that often. Coming to Arkansas from Kansas, Franklin brought an unmatched love for the game and a commitment to one thing: being the best. From his dedication and preparation to his study of the game, he's a unique player. Franklin had big shoes to fill as a center fielder for the Hogs following names like Fletcher and Benintendi—but he never shied away from expectation. He came in and made a splash for the Hogs almost immediately, helping to lead his first squad to Omaha in 2019. Then when COVID hit in 2020 and the facilities shut down, he and Robert Moore would meet up and jump fences at high school fields just to get their reps in. Nothing keeps Christian Franklin from success, and no one works harder to achieve it than this Arkansas outfielder.

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0:00.0	Do you think anybody works harder than you do? No. You sure? Yeah, especially now on this team.
0:07.0	You can't measure the hort. That's well hit to left center field and it's a great catch by Franklin. Wow.
0:15.0	Baseball is the thing I love to do. Love to always get better. I've just been
0:19.6	consumed by it ever since. Welcome into the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at First Security Bank,
0:37.0	Sarazan Resort, Lindsay Golf, and Abilita Maria.
0:41.0	What are you graduating with? What do do you want your degree to be in?
0:44.0	Baseball.
0:45.0	Wow, what a catch!
0:47.0	Kristen Franklin says, oh no you don't.
0:50.0	And he acts like it's something he does every single day.
0:54.0	If you follow Razorback baseball, you know the name Christian Franklin.
0:57.6	He's no doubt a star on the top-ranked team in the country.
1:01.8	But at his position, when you're following names like
1:04.1	Andrew Ben and Tandy and Dominic Fletcher, there's a lot of expectations that come
1:08.8	with playing center field. I was talking to one of the other reporters, She was talking about Ben and Tandy and Fletcher
1:14.0	the last two center folders to come through.
1:16.0	So I mean, I think there's a little bit of pressure,
1:18.0	but I think I can definitely step into those shoes.
1:19.8	And Franklin has stepped up in a big way.
1:22.0	In the left center field,
1:24.0	Rainsy go over and a diving catch.
1:27.0	What a play by Christian Franklin.
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