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4 Kenna Carranza

  • Position CATCHER
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Arlington, Texas
  • High School Duncanville HS
  • Prev School Grayson College
  • B/T R/R
  • Major Kinesiology and Exercise Science

Biography

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2024)
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2024)


2025 | SENIOR

  • Played in 45 games with 39 starts 
  • Slashline of .303/.394/.569 
  • Recorded 33 hits, 23 RBI, one sac hit, and one sac fly in 109 at bats 
  • Earned 15 walks and scored 11 runs 
  • 16 extra-base hits (9 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs) 
  • Nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games 
  • Caught nine runners stealing – ranked 6th in CUSA 
  • Posted a .984 fielding percentage with 106 putouts and 17 assists 

2024 | JUNIOR

  • Played in 41 games with 32 starts 
  • Slashline of .223/.351/.415 
  • In 94 at bats, recorded 21 hits, 14 RBI, earned 18 walks 
  • 9 extra-base hits (4 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs) 
  • 3 multi-hit and 3 multi-RBI games 
  • Game-high 3 walks versus NM State (3/23) 
  • Posted a .979 fielding percentage with 125 putouts and 15 assists 
  • Caught 4 runners stealing and turned 1 double play 
  • Reached base in 15 straight games 

2022-23 | GRAYSON COLLEGE

  • Played in 101 games in two years as a Viking with a career slash line of .390/.464/.847
  • Launched 40 home runs, knocked in 100 runs, swiped four bases and recorded 130 base hits
  • Current career homerun record holder
  • The Vikings forged a 3-2 record in the 2023 NJCAA World Series 
  • 2023 NJCAA Region V Champion - undefeated
  • Inaugural recipient of the NJCAA D1 Softball Rawlings Golden Glove Award (2023)
  • Second Team NFCA All-American (2023)
  • Second Team NJCAA All-American (2023)
  • NTJCAC Conference Champion (2023)
  • First Team NTJCAC All-Conference (2022, 2023)
  • First Team All-Region 5 North  (2022, 2023)
  • Earned NJCAA D1 Player of the Week honors (2022)
DUNCANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
  • First Team All-District
  • First Team Academic All-State
  • .456 batting average, 11 homeruns
CLUB TEAM | FIRECRACKERS DFW
  • Coached by Joe Martinez

Personal: Full name Kenna Danielle Leeann Collett ... born in Fort Worth, Texas ... Daughter of Christopher and Anna Collett ... has three siblings: Keegan, Krystiana, and Kylee ... her brother, Keegan Collett, played baseball at Florida Gulf Coast University and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2017 (35th rd, 1058th pick) and by the San Diego Padres in 2019 ... Married in August 2023 to Joey Carranza ... majors in Kinesiology and Exercise Science 

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2024Junior

    CATCHER
    5'9"
    4
  • 4

    2025Senior

    CATCHER
    5'9"
    4
  • 4

    2026Fifth Year

    CATCHER
    5'9"
    4