Daily Pilot Athlete of the Week

Name: Carlos Franco

Born: Sept. 20, 1982

Hometown: Costa Mesa

Height: 5-foot-10

Weight: 230

Sport: Baseball

Position: First base/pitcher

Coach: Kirk Bauermeister

Favorite food: Enchiladas

Favorite movie: “Scary Movie”

Best athletic moment: “Being coached by Trox (late Costa Mesa

assistant Paul Troxel, who died suddenly during Franco’s sophomore

season). He gave me the best baseball advice I’ve ever had: ‘Be humble.’

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Athlete of the Week XVIII: He earned two pitching victories and one

save and also went 4 for 10 with three RBIs, including one game-winner,

in three Pride of the Coast Tournament victories April 16-18.