Starting his first season as a member of the Towson University baseball coaching staff, Eric Franc spent the last two years as an assistant coach at Coppin State University.

A 2003 graduate of Towson University, Coach Franc also serves as the Coordinator of Operations for the Tiger women's basketball team. A native of Leonardtown, Md., he also teaches in the University's Kinesiology Department.

Prior to returning to his alma mater, Coach Franc was an assistant coach at Lake Erie College for three years while earning his Master's degree in Curriculum Instruction.

He and his wife, the former Lauren Carpenter, reside in the Baltimore area with their infant son, Bradley.