University of Connecticut Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Hope Jenkins
- 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, 9ย 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 teamย 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 recordingย 47 hits,ย 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 10ย multi-hit games...Had 11ย multi-RBI games...Finished the season with a 12ย 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:ย Four-year letter winnerโฆ2021 MaxPreps Sac-Joaquin Player of the Yearโฆ2021 Sacramento Bee All-Metro Player of the Yearโฆ2021 Cal-High All-State teamโฆ 2021 Saint Francis High School MVPโฆ2021 Delta League MVPโฆ2022 49ers Sac-High North Player of the Yearโฆ2022 MaxPreps All-Section teamโฆCareer stats, 590 strikeouts in 426 innings pitched (84 games), .483 batting averageโฆSet single season strikeout record Senior year with 303.ย ย
Personal:ย Daughter of Charlie and Kathleen JenkinsโฆHas two brothers and one sister, Charlie, Jack, and Grace.ย
