38 Cal Poly Baseball Player Profiles batters ... also hit .290 with one double and 10 RBIs as an outfielder and was named to All-Marin County Athletic League first team ... in junior season (2016) posted 6-1 record and 1.07 ERA with 24 strikeouts over 46 innings as Mustangs finished 16-10, tied for third in the Marin County Athletic League and earned a berth in the CIF-North Coast Section Division 3 playoffs ... maintained 4.40 grade-point average, ranking fifth in his class ... high school activities include engineering programs, extensive community service and coaching pitchers ... chose to attend Cal Poly because of its engineering programs. Personal -- Son of Benjamin and Jennifer Franks ... one brother, Josh, a twotime first-team all Marin County Athletic League outfielder at San Marin High School ... enjoys adventuring, cliff jumping, building and all sports ... born in Novato, Calif. ... majoring in civil engineering. Cal Poly Statistics Year App.-GS W-L-S ERA CG ShO IP 2020 1-0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0 1.0 Totals 1-0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0 1.0
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27 Matt Lopez INF • R/R • 6-1 • 225 • Junior Auburn, CA • Bear River High School/Washington State Washington State -- Lopez appeared in two games, both off the bench, before pandemic forced 2020 season to be suspended … made Cougar debut as a pinch-hitter against Rutgers in Arizona on Feb. 29 … came off bench to finish game at first base, went 0-for-1, against Gonzaga on March 10 ... has two years of eligibility remaining. Community College -- Played two seasons at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif. ... named All-NorCal and unanimously named to the All-Big 8 Conference first team after hitting .391 with 70 hits, including 14 doubles, three triples and seven home runs as a sophomore in 2019 ... drove in 53 runs (seventh in state), stole one base and scored 49 runs (13th in state) in 42 games ... helped Sierra to 30-12 record and third place tie in Big 8 Conference ... as a freshman in 2018, named to All-Big 8 Conference First Team after hitting .353 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 50 RBIs … also stole five bases and scored 49 runs in 47 games ... Sierra was 35-12 in 2018, finished tied for first in Big 8 Conference and reached the sectional finals of state tournament before falling to Sacramento City College, one win shy of state final four ... a redshirt in 2017. High School -- A 2016 graduate of Bear River High School in Grass Valley, Calif. … three-year varsity letter winner for coach Eric Van Patten … team captain for two years … as a sophomore, hit .330 … as a junior, hit .429 and was named All-Pioneer Valley League … as a senior, named All-Pioneer Valley League after hitting .379 ... also played basketball as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Personal -- Son of Joseph and Chantal Lopez ... one brother, Christopher ... career goal is to be a teacher/coach ... enjoys playing golf, video games, and spending time with friends along with boating and fishing ... once underwent plastic surgery on his lip following a baseball injury ... born in Roseville, Calif. ... majoring in history.
35 Carlo Lopiccolo RHP • R/R • 5-11 • 170 • Sophomore San Bruno, CA • Burlingame HS/College of San Mateo Community College -- As a sophomore at College of San Mateo in 2020, Lopiccolo helped team to 16-5 record before pandemic forced an end to the season ... in seven appearances on the mound, posted 1-1 record and 5.40 ERA with 17 strikeouts over 11 2/3 innings, averaging 13.11 strikeouts per nine innings ... pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings for win versus Ohlone ... one of four team captains ... as a freshman, Lopiccolo made 23 appearances on the mound, all in relief, and compiled a 3.81 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 26 innings ... led the Bulldogs of head coach Doug Williams to a 31-14 overall record, Coast Conference Golden Gate Division title and into the state Super Regionals, finishing one win shy of a spot in the state finals ... twice earned Honor Roll status ... after visiting Nevada and Illinois-Chicago, chose to transfer to Cal Poly "because I really envisioned myself here at this school seeing myself transform into the best teammate I could be and the best version of myself; San Luis Obispo is amazing and beautiful and with how good the academics are here, I was really happy that they had my major here and was just taken away by how beautiful the campus is and respected the hard work and grind that the team puts in to become better players and better men." High School -- Lopiccolo is a 2018 graduate of Burlingame High School, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball and was named the school's athlete of the year three times ... in baseball, his career statistics over 80 games include a .300 batting average with 66 hits (15 doubles, four triples and one home run) with 38 RBIs, 42 runs scored and 43 steals in 50 attempts ... also a .373 on-base percentage ... in addition, was 74 with a 2.01 ERA on the mound with 56 strikeouts over 69 2/3 innings and four complete games ... earned All-Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division second-team accolades as a sophomore and junior center fielder and landed on the first team as a senior shortstop ... in his senior season in 2018, Lopiccolo hit .304, stole 10 of 10 bases and posted a 4-4 record and 2.44 ERA with nine starts among his 10 appearances on the mound ... lettered twice in both football and basketball as well ... as the Panthers' quarterback, Lopiccolo completed 131 of 283 passes for 2,206 yards and 16 touchdowns in two varsity seasons, throwing 13 interceptions ... also averaged 25.7 yards on 29 punts with a long of 46 yards ... also recruited by San Francisco, Nevada and Illinois-Chicago, Lopiccolo chose to be a Mustang because of its "great academics, amazing baseball coaching staff, amazing facilities and knowing I will develop into the best man, teammate and player here. I am a great leader by example and have the mindset that nothing is handed to me to earn." Personal -- Son of Vince and Rachele Lopiccolo ... one brother, Gino ... aspires to be a sports psychologist and work with either college athletes or with professional teams ... earned a brown belt in karate at age 8 ... spent the summer of 2020 fishing and golfing with friends ... born in San Francisco ... majoring in psychology.
Birthdays in Season Evan Tomlinson Brooks Lee Ryan Jameson Zach Button Tate Samuelson Adam Arroyo Matt Lopez Taison Corio
Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 26 March 20 March 28 April 3 April 4 April 13
Mark Armstrong Derek True Myles Emmerson Jake Buxton Andrew Alvarez Cole Cabrera Darren Nelson Carlo Lopiccolo
April 23 April 25 May 15 June 4 June 13 June 17 June 17 June 22
