Army West Point Athletics
Getting to Know: Garrison Franklin
July 16, 2015 | Baseball
Each weekday throughout the summer a new cadet-athlete will be featured in Getting to Know, a Q&A series where Army West Point fans can read about their favorite players.
NAME: Garrison Franklin
HOMETOWN: Granite Falls, N.C.     Â
MAJOR:Â Engineering Management
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: Loves the game and always excited to be on the field
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY:Â Tyler Williams ... Former baseball player, for his personality and actions on and off the field.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Russell Wilson
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN:Â Hockey
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN:Â Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park in Miami
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: UNC because they are close to home
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: CLDT at West Point and CTLT in Texas
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST… Crawdad catcher
FAVORITE MEAL:Â Chicken alfredo
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO:Â No place like home
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: Anything Def Leppard/Classic rock
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Locked in a room with huge spiders
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT:Â The friendships made
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT BASEBALL: Very close team that works hard on and off the field
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Scooby Doo
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Hitting my first home run as a kid
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Lifting, throwing, running
WHICH TEAMMATE WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON:Â Ryan Levenhagen
WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Kyle Muth
WHO IS YOUR MOST ENTERTAINING TEAMMATE: Keegan Vega
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Justin Reece Â
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: Pick out good movies for the long bus rides
FAVORITE ACCOUNT TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER: @PopularPugsÂ
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NAME: Garrison Franklin
HOMETOWN: Granite Falls, N.C.     Â
MAJOR:Â Engineering Management
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: Loves the game and always excited to be on the field
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY:Â Tyler Williams ... Former baseball player, for his personality and actions on and off the field.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Russell Wilson
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN:Â Hockey
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN:Â Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park in Miami
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: UNC because they are close to home
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: CLDT at West Point and CTLT in Texas
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST… Crawdad catcher
FAVORITE MEAL:Â Chicken alfredo
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO:Â No place like home
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: Anything Def Leppard/Classic rock
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Locked in a room with huge spiders
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT:Â The friendships made
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT BASEBALL: Very close team that works hard on and off the field
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Scooby Doo
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Hitting my first home run as a kid
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Lifting, throwing, running
WHICH TEAMMATE WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON:Â Ryan Levenhagen
WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Kyle Muth
WHO IS YOUR MOST ENTERTAINING TEAMMATE: Keegan Vega
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Justin Reece Â
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: Pick out good movies for the long bus rides
FAVORITE ACCOUNT TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER: @PopularPugsÂ
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