Bio

Kyla Lockley '18 was named assistant softball coach and athletics facilities director on August 1, 2022 and enters her second season as a coach at Texas Lutheran.

Lockley rejoins the Texas Lutheran softball program after working with Alliance Fastpitch.

A highly accomplished collegiate athlete, Lockley made waves in her time as player with the TLU softball program after transferring in from Galveston College as third baseman and catcher, earning NFCA First Team All-Region honors her senior year. Lockley finished her TLU career third all-time in career batting average (.393) and stolen bases (72). Her senior season she stole a then-record of 43 stolen bases in 2018. Lockley finished her two seasons at TLU with 72 stolen bases in 75 attempts. She finished her TLU career having never lost a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season or conference tournament game. The Bulldogs were 41-0 in the SCAC regular-season with Lockley in two seasons. In SCAC Softball Championship play, Lockley and the Bulldogs were 6-0.

Lockley is a native of Wharton, Texas.