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At Brookline High School in Brookline, Mass.: Named first-team all-state three times • Bay State League MVP • Also played volleyball and was named to the first-team all-Bay State team twice.
At Pennsbury High School in Fairness Hills, Pa.: Team won Pennsylvania 4A state championship • Inaugural Carpenter Cup team all-star • Second-team all-southeast Pennsylvania.
Personal: The daughter of Terry and Jacque Francona • Born Leah Elizabeth Francona on January 27, 1990, in Tucson, Ariz. • Has one brother and two sisters • Her father Terry is the manager of the Boston Red Sox who played baseball at the University of Arizona and in the major leagues • Her brother, Nick, played baseball at Penn • Her sister, Alyssa, is a senior on the team.
More on Francona: Has yet to declare a major • Lists her family as having the biggest influence on her athletic career • Enjoys shopping, ebay, cooking and baking • Favorite movie is "Heavy Weights" • Favorite food is soy ice cream • Hopes to one day have a show on the Food Network or be a fashion designer.
