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Going for gold: Former WKU softball player qualifies for 2020 Olympics

Former WKU softball player Larissa Franklin recently became the Hilltopper program’s first-ever Olympic qualifier when Canada secured one of six spots in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 7-0 run rule win over Brazil on Sept. 1.

The Maple Ridge, British Columbia, native helped Team Canada become the fifth qualified team for the Olympic softball competition by scoring a run and slashing for two hits, a triple and three RBIs in just two at-bats during the team’s five-inning win.

Franklin, a 2015 WKU graduate, was on deck in the fifth inning when her teammate Kaleigh Rafter hit a walk-off home run to center field.