Hope Jenkins

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Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
St. Francis Catholic High School
Hometown:
Folsom, Calif.

2025: Appeared in 36 games with 33 starts...Recorded 32 hits, 9 doubles, 5 home runs, with 22 RBI, and 16 runs scored...7 multi-hit games...4 multi-RBI games...Had a 7-game hitting streak...In the circle, made 33 appearances with 11 starts...11-3 record...4.00 era in 110.1 inning pitched, tallying 76 strikeouts...Tossed a one-hit shutout against Bowling Green (3/1/25)...Threw a complete-game against Georgetown (4/25/25)...Had a team high 8 strikeouts against Ohio (2/7/25)...Surpassed 200 career strikeouts at DePaul (4/18/25)...Reached 100 career hits against Boston College (4/30/25)...Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll once.

2024: Appeared and started in 50 games...Had a .303 batting average while recording 47 hits, eight home runs, 34 RBI, and 12 doubles...In the circle, she made 18 appearances with two starts holding a 3.26 era, pitching 38.2 innings, with 23 strikeouts, and a 2-1 record...Named to All-BIG EAST Second Team...Had 10 multi-hit games...Had 11 multi-RBI games...Finished the season with a 12 game on base streak...Had her first career multi-homer game against DePaul on March 17 while pitching five scoreless innings...Had a team high four hits against Providence on March 30...Named BIG EAST Player of the Week once.

2023: Appeared in 34 games for the Huskies...Led the pitching staff with 15 wins in 23 starts in the circle...In 133.1 innings pitched, she tallied 114 strikeouts, tossing five complete games and two shutouts...At the plate, she drove in 11 runs, with 21 hits, and 7 runs scored...Tossed a combined no-hitter against Saint Peter's on May 7th...Had first career home run against Creighton on April 23rd...Named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week twice...Selected to BIG EAST Honor Roll twice.

Before UConn: Four-year letter winner…2021 MaxPreps Sac-Joaquin Player of the Year…2021 Sacramento Bee All-Metro Player of the Year…2021 Cal-High All-State team… 2021 Saint Francis High School MVP…2021 Delta League MVP…2022 49ers Sac-High North Player of the Year…2022 MaxPreps All-Section team…Career stats, 590 strikeouts in 426 innings pitched (84 games), .483 batting average…Set single season strikeout record Senior year with 303.

Personal: Daughter of Charlie and Kathleen Jenkins…Has two brothers and one sister, Charlie, Jack, and Grace.