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2026 Softball Roster

18 Reganied Franka

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Caland Lyceum
  • Hometown Rotterdam, Netherlands

Biography

AT ODESSA COLLEGE
• Lettered two seasons at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas
• Helped the Wranglers capture the WJCAC regular-season title in 2025 – the program’s four-straight conference title – as they were a perfect 24-0 in league play
• During her two-year career, Franka posted a .348 batting average with a .611 slugging percentage
• Of her 102 hits, 41 went for extra bases – 18 doubles, 10 triples and 13 home runs – to go along with 58 stolen bases
• Helped the Wranglers reach the Junior College World Series and finish with a 47-8 overall record in 2025
• Tied her single-season record in walks (44) besting her previous mark set a year earlier
• Left holding the career record in the category (88) as she shattered the previous mark which had been 56
• Recorded five multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games as a sophomore
• As a freshman, was one of six players for Odessa to hit over .400, while scoring 83 runs and stealing 34 bases
• Helped the Wranglers finish with a 23-1 conference record and win the WJCAC regular-season title
• Odessa ended the season with a 43-14 overall record and earned a berth in the 2024 NJCAA College World Series after capturing the Region 5 West tournament championship
• Earned First Team All-WJCAC honors and NJCAA All-Academic First Team honors in 2024
• Led the nation in walks (44), ranked fifth in runs scored and was tied for 10th in one-base percentage (.545)
• Her 44 walks were also a new single-season program record at Odessa
• Her 65 hits were tied for 27th-most nationally, while her .406 batting average ranked 25th 
• Was also Top 50 in doubles, triples, home runs and RBI
• Of her 65 hits, 25 went for extra bases: doubles (12), triples (5), home runs (8)
• Recorded 21 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games
• Scored multiple runs 27 times during the season, including 10 games of three or more
• Had four hits, scored four runs and drove in five in a 29-0 win over Clarendon College
• Posted a pair of doubles and four hits, scored three times and drove in three, while stealing three bases in game two of a doubleheader with El Paso Community College
• For the four-game series versus El Paso, she scored 10 runs, had six hits, drew seven walks, drove in five and stole seven bases

AT CALAND LYCEUM
• Attended Caland Lyceum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• School didn’t play high school sports

PERSONAL
• Full name is Reganied Sheresè Magdalena Franka
• Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Daughter of Adine Franka
• Has a younger brother, Amarensio who plays baseball at Iowa Western CC and is a member of the Dutch Junior National Team
• Majoring in psychology

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