2016: Saw action in 27 games, making 36 starts ... Batted .255 with seven doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI ... Hit .400 (6-for-15) against left-handed pitching ... Had four multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit performances ... Got off to a phenomenal start at the plate, hitting .371 (13-for-35) over her first 13 games ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a pair of RBI against Tennessee State (Feb. 27) ... The next day against Tennessee State, put up a 3-for-3 effort, with a double, homer, walk, two RBI and three runs scored (Feb. 28) ... In game two of a doubleheader at Wichita State, went 2-for-3 (March 25) ... Mashed a two-run homer in game one against Missouri State (April 3) ... In her final appearance at Loyola Softball Park, knocked out a pair of hits and drove in a run (May 8) ... Member of the MVC Honor Roll ... Received the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2015: Played in all 50 games, starting 49 ... Very versatile player who can play all three outfield positions as well as first base ... Hit .241 with five home runs and 15 RBI in 137 at-bats ... Opened the season on fire, going 8-for-12 (.667) with two doubles, one homer and four RBI in season-opening tournament ... Went 3-for-3 with a double against North Dakota and came back later that day to go 2-for-3 with a double, homer and three RBI against Samford (Feb. 7) ... Finished 2--for-3 with 3 RBI in road win over Loyola Marymount (Feb. 13) ... Had a pair of hits in four at-bats with a homer in Missouri Valley opener against Evansville (March 14) ... Blasted a two-run homer in the seventh inning to send the game to extra innings then won the game with a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 14th against Indiana State (April 15).
2014: Appeared in 12 games with two starts in the outfield, six pinch running assignments and one pinch hitting appearance before suffering a season-ending injury in March ... Scored one run as a pinch runner against Wichita State (March 16) ... Drew a walk against Alabama A&M (Feb. 21) and again against No. 3 UCLA (March 7) ... Collected five assists on the year, all at third base.
2013: Started 33 games as a freshman, seeing action at shortstop, second base, and the outfield ... Hit .176 (16-for-91) with three doubles, a home run, and nine RBI ... Batted .245 (13-for-53) in Loyola's wins ... Collected her first career hit, a double, and drove in a pair of runs in a victory over Quinnipiac ... Hit safely in three consecutive outings, March 8-9 ... Tallied a pair of three-hit efforts, the first coming in a win versus Villanova ... Singled and scored a run at Illinois ... Reached base in all four of her plate appearances in an 8-4 victory at Detroit, going 3-for-3 with a double, her first career home run, a walk, and three RBI.
High School: Was a three-time All-South Suburban Conference selection at Richards High School ... Also collected Southtown Star All-Area honors following her junior and senior campaigns in 2011 and 2012 ... During her senior year, batted .416 (37-for-89) with 10 doubles, a triple, home run and 15 RBI ... As a junior, hit .417 (45-for-108) with seven doubles, two triples, eight homers and 38 RBI ... Slugged .741 and sported a .467 on-base percentage as Richards went 32-3 and at one point won 28 consecutive games in 2011 ... Two-time team captain and Illinois Coaches Association All-State pick ... Named her team's most improved player following both her freshman and sophomore seasons ... Named to The Regional Reporter All-Area Team in 2011 and 2012 ... Was part of a Richards program that won three South Suburban Conference titles (2009, 2011, 2012), three IHSA regional titles (2009, 2011, 2012) and was the 2011 IHSA 4A Sectional champion ... Presented with Richards High School's William F. Gutches Award for athletics and academic achievement in 2012 ... Played club for Orland A's/Homer Hawks ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Honor roll student ... Four-time NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete selection.
Jenkins' Career Statistics
Year
|
G-GS
|
Avg.
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
BB
|
SO
|
HBP
|
SB-SBA
|
2013
|
40-33
|
.176
|
91
|
13
|
16
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
25
|
1
|
0-0
|
2014
|
12-2
|
.000
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0-0
|
2015
|
50-49
|
.241
|
137
|
17
|
33
|
17
|
8
|
0
|
5
|
15
|
20
|
1
|
0-0
|
2016
|
37-36
|
.255
|
94
|
13
|
24
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
16
|
2
|
3-3
|
Totals
|
139-120
|
.223
|
327
|
44
|
73
|
39
|
18
|
0
|
8
|
37
|
65
|
4
|
3-3
|