UBLW Best Hitter Award to Missouri's Rob Franklin
<Rob Franklin:player#8489> is not used to being associated with Batter of the Month-caliber players, but today the <Missouri:team#176> second baseman joined that select company when the West announced the results of May's voting.

<Franklin:player#8489> totaled 34 hits, 9 walks, 4 home runs, 17 RBIs and 19 runs scored last month to put together a .333 batting average and .404 on-base percentage.

Looking at his stats this year, <Franklin:player#8489> has compiled a .292 batting average, while hitting 5 home runs and driving in 27 runs. He has played in 43 games and scored 26 runs.