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2022 Baseball Roster

22 Will Jenkins

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.
  • High School Grace Christian Academy

Biography

2023: Ranked Preseason No. 14 MVC Draft Prospect by Perfect Game and No. 17 by D1Baseball

2022: Appeared in 22 games out of the bullpen, going 2-1 with a 6.44 ERA ... Collected 37 strikeouts in 29.1 innings on the mound ... Held opponents to a .225 batting average ... Started season with 11.0 scoreless innings in first seven appearances of the season ... Struck out 19 batters before issuing his first walk of the season on March 11 ... Recorded two saves on the season, first against Austin Peay on March 27 and then again at Morehead State in a series-clinching win on April 16 ... Led all relievers on the team in strikeouts (37) ... Threw a scoreless inning at Purdue in 3-2 win on April 22 ... In 13 home games, recorded 29 strikeouts in 19.0 innings, finishing with a 3.32 ERA at Rose Park ... Ranked No. 4 prospect on Perfect Game's Top Prospects: 2023 Draft in Ohio Valley Conference preseason preview ... Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll

2021: Named to D1Baseball's Impactful Freshmen in the OVC preseason list ... Made 14 appearances on the season, making eight starts ... Established himself later in the season as the team’s mid-week starting pitcher, throwing 27 innings with 19 strikeouts ... Saw the hill for the first time in his college career on Opening Day on Feb. 23 against North Alabama ... Came up with his first collegiate strikeout on March 23 at Tennessee Tech ... Collected his first collegiate start on March 30 against UT Martin, coming up with three strikeouts in two innings-pitched ... Threw in four innings in two consecutive starts on April 21 at Lipscomb and April 27 against Tennessee Tech, striking out a season-high four batters against Lipscomb in addition to picking up his first collegiate win ... Tossed a season-high 4.1 innings in his homecoming game on May 18 at No. 4 Tennessee, coming up with a pair of strikeouts.

Prior to Belmont: Played for head coach Jonathan Byrd at Grace Christian Academy in Knoxville, Tenn. ... Named team captain ... All-District player who snagged Newcomer of the Year honors ... Pitched a complete game in his sophomore season, helping his team to a state tournament appearance in the process ... Held a 1.30 ERA with 81 strikeouts in 50 innings pitched in his junior season ... Contributed to a back-to-back no-hitter outing in his high school career ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of the Spanish National Honor Society. 

Personal: Son of Dana and Bart Jenkins ... Has one younger brother, Tyler ... Studying Business Administration ... Lists the "Percy Jackson" series as his favorite books ... Lists Jamaica as his favorite vacation spot.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2021Freshman

    RHP
    5'10" 180 lbs
    31
  • 22

    2022Sophomore

    RHP
    5'10" 180 lbs
    22