Upcoming Event: Softball versus Bethune-Cookman University on February 6, 2026 at 8 a.m. CT
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Jersey Number 9
Destiny Frankenstein
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Broken Arrow, Okla.
- High School:
- Broken Arrow
2005 (as a junior)
An National Fastpitch Coaches[apos] Association All-Region and All-Big 12 Conference First-Team selection at shortstop … Also named Academic All-Big 12 for the second straight season … Set a new KU mark for single-season home runs with 14 … Led the team with a .344 batting average, 157 at bats, 37 runs, 54 hits, 107 total bases, 118 assists and tied with Nettie Fierros with a team-best 11 doubles in all 55 games … Was one of just three Jayhawks to start all 55 games … Totaled 13 multi-hit games … Hit .404, slugged .788 and was errorless at shortstop in 17 Big 12 contests … Named Big 12 Player of the Week on May 10 … Notched two hits against No. 2 Arizona on Feb. 4 … Went 2-for-2 with a home run and double against UMKC on Feb. 12 … Named to Hilton New Mexico Classic All-Tournament team … Went 3-for-4 in KU[apos]s win over Arizona State on Feb. 27 … Went a career-best 4-for-4 against No. 8 Baylor on April 17 with two doubles … Hit her ninth homer of the season in KU[apos]s win at No. 24 Nebraska on April 20 … Hit a home run in each game of a doubleheader against North Dakota State on April 28 … In the process, tied the KU single-season record for home runs (12) … Went 2-for-3 and broke the KU single-season home run record on May 1 with her 13th blast of the season against Texas Tech … Went a career-high 4-for-4 and recorded two doubles at the plate against Iowa State … Named Big 12 Player of the Week after posting a .600 batting average, 1.100 slugging percentage, and going 6-for-10 with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage for games from May 2-8.
2004 (as a sophomore)
Academic All-Big 12 Second-Team selection … Only Jayhawk to start all 61 games … Led KU with a .263 batting average, 175 at-bats, 164 assists, 65 total bases, 46 hits, 24 RBI, 21 runs, 17 stolen bases and three sacrifice hits … Complied 11 multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances … Hit four home runs on the season … Went 3-for-4 with a double against UC-Riverside on Feb. 20 … Went 3-for-3 against Bradley on March 18 … Again was 3-for-4 with two RBI against Arkansas on April 21 … Stole three bases against Kentucky on Feb. 15 and two versus Illinois State on March 14 … Was caught stealing just four times in 21 attempts … Notched six assists against Arizona State on Feb. 7 and seven at Oregon State on March 21.
2003 (as a freshman)
Started all 48 games at shortstop for KU … Led team with 16 stolen bases, 27 walks and 28 runs scored … Finished second all-time at KU for a freshman, with 27 walks … Is third all-time at KU for a freshman with 16 stolen bases and is seventh as a freshman at KU with 28 runs scored … Scored three runs against Utah on Feb. 22 … Hit first home run as a Jayhawk against No. 15 Fresno State, keying a 1-0 win on February 15 … Drove in game-winning run vs. Mississippi in the 10th inning in season-opener on February 7… Had more runs scored than base hits … Led team with 124 assists … Homered against Cal Poly on Feb 21 and Texas A&M on April 12.
Broken Arrow H.S.
Gatorade Player of the Year in 2001 for the state of Oklahoma … Four-year letterwinner and starter for the Tigers of Broken Arrow … Selected as one of 25 players on the Student Sports All-American First team … Batted .423 (66-for-156) as a senior, garnering high school all-america, all-state and all-district at shortstop … Named an all-conference selection all four years … Holds school records for most doubles, runs and RBI … Batted .381 as a junior scoring 48 runs while driving in 36 … Helped lead the Tigers to four Frontier Conference titles … Helped lead Broken Arrow to state title in 1998 and 2001 … Batted .396 for career … Coached by Jim Hillman … Also lettered one year in basketball … On the honor roll all four years at Broken Arrow … Member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Club
Played for the Oklahoma Illusion, coached by Randall King and Wes Frankenstein … Team has reached the ASA Nationals every year since 1998 … Set club team records in batting average, home runs and steals.
Personal
Born Destiny LeyAnn Frankenstein, December 31, 1983, in Tulsa, Okla. … Daughter of Wes and Susan Frankenstein … Sister is Cherish Meade … Majoring in psychology … A Jayhawk Scholar … Chose KU over Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Wichita State, SMS and UT-Arlington … Nicknames include [quote]D-Frank[quote] and [quote]Money.[quote]
Kansas at Wichita State Highlights
Wednesday, April 30
Kansas vs. Oklahoma State Highlights - Game 3
Sunday, April 27
Kansas at Iowa State Highlights - Game Three
Saturday, April 19
Kansas at Iowa State Highlights - Game 3
Saturday, April 19
