2018
Played in 37 games as a sophomore and tallied 19 hits… Totaled five doubles and 16 RBI… scored 10 runs and stole a base… Earned a .317 slugging percentage and a .183 batting average… Against Sacramento State, she went 2-for-3 with a double and a homerun, and drove in four runs while scoring one on the road in a 8-4 win on Feb. 11… Also recorded four RBI and a homerun in a 12-7 win against Fordham at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 17.
2017
Played in 50 games as a freshman, primarily at third base or shortstop…Finished with a .229 batting average (27-for-118) along with one homerun, 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored…Also added six doubles, seven walks and two stolen bases…Her first career-hit was a three-run homerun to help lead UCSB past Wright St. 12-10 on Feb. 11…Finished with seven multi-hit games including a 2-for-4 performance against Pacific at the NISC Tournament on May 17…Tallied a season-best three hits in a 3-for-4 performance with two doubles and two runs scored in a 9-8 win over Santa Clara on Mar. 26.
High School
Played for four years of softball at Escondido High School under coach Cary Weiler…During her senior year she was awarded with First-Team All-Avocado East, Second-Team All-CIF, and MVP for her team…That year she had a .400 batting average…Her junior year she earned First-Team All-Avocado East, and All-Avocado East Player of the Year…Her sophomore and freshman year she was awarded First-Team All-Avocado East...Outside of softball she also competed in volleyball…Outside of sports she excelled in academics earning Scholar-Athlete of the Year, AP Scholar, and was ranked 3rd in her class…
Personal
Kayla Marija Krantz was born on Dec. 1, 1997 in San Diego, Calif…Daughter of Karan and Gary Krantz…Has one brother, Jake…Is currently majoring in Mechanical Engineering at UCSB…Her favorite movie is “Benchwarmers”…Lists “The Office” and “How I Met Your Mother” as her favorite TV shows...Names To Kill a Mockingbird as her favorite novel…Enjoys listening to J. Cole, Chris Brown, Blink 182, YG, and Kendrick Lamar…Spends her free time going to Board + Brew, and going to the beach.
