22 Kayla Franklin
Kayla Franklin
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Bats/Throws:
    S/R
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Vestavia Hills Ala
  • High School:
    Vestavia Hills HS
  • Position:
    INF/OF
  • gp
    49
  • avg
    .352
  • hr
    3
  • rbi
    22
  • r
    46
  • sb
    22
Recent games
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 49 19
Plate appearances 171 65
At Bats 142 55
Runs 46 16
Hits 50 18
Doubles 6 4
Triples 2 -
Home Runs 3 -
Runs Batted In 22 6
Total bases 69 22
Walks 20 9
Hit by pitch 6 1
Strikeouts 24 10
Sacrifice Flies 0 -
Sacrifice Hits 3 -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases 22 12
Caught Stealing 1 -
Batting Average .352 .327
On Base Percentage .452 .431
Slugging Percentage .486 .400
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding

Splits Stats: Hitting

Splits Stats: Base Running

Splits Stats: Pitching

Splits Stats: Fielding

News mentions
Anyela Gomez-Ruiz delivers a pitch to a Wallace State-Hanceville batter in Chipola's 4-3 loss to the Lions. | photo courtesy of the NJCAA
Lady Indians finish sixth at the NJCAA D1 Softball World Series in Yuma, Arizona

Chipola ended the season with a 35-21 overall record after falling to Wallace State - Hanceville, 4-3

Freshman Lauren Grantham delivers a pitch in Chipola's 4-3 win over Navarro College in the third round of the 2025 NJCAA D1 Softball World Series. | photo courtesy of the NJCAA
#12 Chipola remains undefeated at NJCAA D1 Softball World Series

The Lady Indians defeated #20 Navarro College, 4-3; face Florida SouthWestern on Thursday at 3:30 PM CDT

Lady Indians win opening round game at NJCAA Softball World Series, 2-1, over Chattanooga State
Lady Indians win opening round game at NJCAA Softball World Series, 2-1, over Chattanooga State

Chipola will play again on Wednesday at 3:30 PM CDT

Lady Indians defeat Santa Fe, 5-1, to win the NJCAA South Atlantic District B Championship
Lady Indians defeat Santa Fe, 5-1, to win the NJCAA South Atlantic District B Championship

Chipola will play in Yuma, Arizona on May 19-24 in the NJCAA D1 Softball World Series

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Anyela Gomez-Ruiz (19) is greeted by her teammates after her 3-run blast over the centerfield fence to pull her team to within three in the sixth inning.
Lady Indians fall in FCSAA Championship; another shot at NJCAA Tournament coming up on Saturday

#22 Chipola and #15 Santa Fe will meet at 9 AM CDT on Saturday

CLEARWATER, Fla. - DOWN BUT NOT OUT: The Lady Indians battled back from a 5-1 deficit to advance to the FCSAA D1 Softball Championship Game. Diana Arcay (19-Left) homered in the bottom of the 7th with two outs to send the game to extra innings. Then Anyela Gomez Ruiz (center) singled down the left field line to score the winning run in the bottom of the 9th. The Lady Indians celebrate the walkoff win (right).
Lady Indians come from behind again to advance to Championship

Chipola will take on Florida SouthWestern for the FCSAA Championship and a trip to the NJCAA Tournament

CLEARWATER, Fla. - A Tale of Two Runs: The Lady Indians scored two runs in the 3rd inning and held on for a 2-1 win over #4 Indian River State College  in the opening round of the FCSAA D1 Softball Championships on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Trailing 1-0, Hannah Capps (left) singled with one out to get the rally started. With two outs, Kayla Franklin & Diana Arcay got hits that were just out of the reach of IRSC defenders. Franklin (center) tripled into the right field corner to score Capps then Arcay singled past a diving shortstop to plate Franklin. | photos courtesy of Simone Amaduzzi/FCSAA.
Lady Indians use timely hitting to take down #4 Indian River, 2-1, on day one at FCSAA Softball Championships

Hits from Hannah Capps, Kayla Franklin, & Diana Arcay in the 3rd inning propel Chipola to the win.

Lady Indians surround Addison Carter after her single scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Chipola defeated Gulf Coast, 4-3, in game 2 after falling 7-3 in the first game of the Panhandle Conference doubleheader. | photo courtesy of Joseph Daniel Williams
Lady Indians travel to Gulf Coast to start final round of conference play

Chipola has defeated Gulf Coast 3 of 4 times this season

#25 Lady Indians sweep DH with Snead State
#25 Lady Indians sweep DH with Snead State

Chipola defeated the Lady Parsons 5-4 & 8-6 to move to 16-7 on the season