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#50 Jerrod Jenkins RHP • 6-2 214 Jr. • Winchester, VA (Millbrook HS)
CAREER HONORS
2024:
Conference USA All-Tournament Team
Conference USA Pitcher of the Week (Week of April 22) Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024 (SOPHOMORE)
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered all four years at Millbrook High School and Musselman High School ... Played for head coach Brian Burke ... Earned All-State recognition as a senior ... Was a two-time All-District selection during his prep career ... Rated the No. 33 right-hander pitcher and No. 75 overall prospect from the state of Virginia by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for Richmond Braves Platinum.
PERSONAL
Born on November 10, 2003 ... Parents are Scott and Jennifer Jenkins ... His father played baseball at TCU and Abilene Christian and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals ... He went on to pitch for four seasons in professional baseball, served as a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and was the pitching coach at the University of Vermont before they dropped the baseball program in 2009... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is John 3:16.
Made 18 appearances, including six starts ... Posted a 6-0 record with a 3.43 ERA ... Finished the season third on the team in strikeouts (57) and innings pitched (60.1) ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Notched his first win of the year at No. 14 Oklahoma (3/19) after holding the Sooners scoreless in 3.1 innings of relief ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Went 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA in five appearances versus conference opponents ... Threw 2.0 shutout innings out of the pen against Louisiana Tech (4/21) ... Named the CUSA Pitcher of the Week after combining with James Ellwanger to throw a 7.0 inning combined no-hitter at FIU (4/28) in which he threw 6.0 shutout innings and struck out a career-high nine batters ... Allowed two runs and struck out four over 3.2 innings of relief to pick up his fourth win of the year against Jacksonville State (5/5) ... Came out of the pen to shutout Liberty (5/11) and record the win in 5.2 innings of relief ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Earned his first career save at Baylor (3/5) after allowing two runs over 3.0 innings and striking out five ... Tossed 2.0 shutout inning against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/15) ... Made the first start of his career at UT Arlington (3/26) and picked up the win after surrendering one run and just two hits in 6.0 innings of work ... Worked 2.1 scoreless innings of relief at TCU (4/23) ... CUSA TOURNAMENT: Named to the CUSA All-Tournament Team after working 6.0 shutout innings and striking out eight in his start versus FIU (5/23) ... TUCSON REGIONAL: Started DBU’s elimination game against Grand Canyon (6/2) and surrendered three runs over 4.2 innings.
2023 (FRESHMAN)
Made four relief appearances in his first collegiate season ... Went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and struck out eight batters in 5.0 innings ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Did not give up a run in two-thirds of an inning and struck out one batter at No. 12 Oklahoma State (3/14) ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Threw a scoreless inning out of the pen in a win over FIU (3/18) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his Patriot debut versus Fordham (2/18) and allowed one run over 2.0 innings while striking out three batters ... Fanned three over 1.1 innings of scoreless relief against Grambling (3/8).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the Winchester Royals and was named to the Valley League All-Star Team in 2023.
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