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Jersey Number 15
Sophia Jenkins
- Position:
- Infield
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Taylor HS
- Prev School:
- Grayson College
Grayson College (2024-25)
Sophomore (2025)
Earned All-District First Team, NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team, Offensive Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team off a home run record (30), including five grand slams … Won the regional championship off .438 batting average, 108 RBIs and a .990 fielding percentage … Made 63 appearances and of her 88 hits, 14 were doubles with one triple and 30 home runs to earn a .487 on-base percentage and .965 slugging percentage … Set a career-high eight RBIs twice with a 4-for-4 showing against San Jacinto College-South (Feb. 28) with three homers and a 3-for-5 outing against Hill College (March 12) off two homers and a double … Finished with 29 multi-hit games and 22 multi-RBI games – she had nine games with 5-plus
Freshman (2024)
Appeared in 48 games for a .297 clip, .358 on-base percentage and .568 slugging percentage off 33 hits (seven doubles, one triple and seven homers) … She earned 34 RBIs, four stolen bases and 23 runs with a .968 fielding percentage off 201 putouts and 12 assists … Made collegiate debut against Otero College (Feb. 6) with a hit – her first extra base hit off a double in game two of the doubleheader for her first RBI … Hit back-to-back homers twice against Hill College and Weatherford College … Saw a season-high four RBIs against Hill College (March 27) on a 2-for-4 showing with a homer
North Texas (2023)
Freshman (2023)
Redshirted her freshman season
High School
Attended Taylor High School as a four-year letterwinner … Three-time All-District 19-6A selection … Named academic All-District in junior and senior season … Also competed in basketball … Played travel ball for the Envy Gold … Given the Mustang Leadership and Character Award in 2019 and 2021 … Awarded Defensive Player of the Year in 2019, Offensive Player of the Year in 2021 and Most Valuable Player in 2022
Personal
Full name is Sophia Rayne Jenkins … Born on Sept. 23, in Katy, Texas … Her sister, Sloan, is an All-American at Southeastern Louisiana softball … Father, Paul, played for Sam Houston State before playing professional for the Houston Astros … Jenkins’ grandfather holds a track & field record at Clemson and played for the Atlanta Falcons … Plans on starting a nonprofit to help kids with dyslexia, like herself, become more comfortable and confident about reading … Already works with a nonprofit that helps make baseball and softball more accessible to low income children … Her family operates a dairy farm … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
Sophomore (2025)
Earned All-District First Team, NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team, Offensive Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team off a home run record (30), including five grand slams … Won the regional championship off .438 batting average, 108 RBIs and a .990 fielding percentage … Made 63 appearances and of her 88 hits, 14 were doubles with one triple and 30 home runs to earn a .487 on-base percentage and .965 slugging percentage … Set a career-high eight RBIs twice with a 4-for-4 showing against San Jacinto College-South (Feb. 28) with three homers and a 3-for-5 outing against Hill College (March 12) off two homers and a double … Finished with 29 multi-hit games and 22 multi-RBI games – she had nine games with 5-plus
Freshman (2024)
Appeared in 48 games for a .297 clip, .358 on-base percentage and .568 slugging percentage off 33 hits (seven doubles, one triple and seven homers) … She earned 34 RBIs, four stolen bases and 23 runs with a .968 fielding percentage off 201 putouts and 12 assists … Made collegiate debut against Otero College (Feb. 6) with a hit – her first extra base hit off a double in game two of the doubleheader for her first RBI … Hit back-to-back homers twice against Hill College and Weatherford College … Saw a season-high four RBIs against Hill College (March 27) on a 2-for-4 showing with a homer
North Texas (2023)
Freshman (2023)
Redshirted her freshman season
High School
Attended Taylor High School as a four-year letterwinner … Three-time All-District 19-6A selection … Named academic All-District in junior and senior season … Also competed in basketball … Played travel ball for the Envy Gold … Given the Mustang Leadership and Character Award in 2019 and 2021 … Awarded Defensive Player of the Year in 2019, Offensive Player of the Year in 2021 and Most Valuable Player in 2022
Personal
Full name is Sophia Rayne Jenkins … Born on Sept. 23, in Katy, Texas … Her sister, Sloan, is an All-American at Southeastern Louisiana softball … Father, Paul, played for Sam Houston State before playing professional for the Houston Astros … Jenkins’ grandfather holds a track & field record at Clemson and played for the Atlanta Falcons … Plans on starting a nonprofit to help kids with dyslexia, like herself, become more comfortable and confident about reading … Already works with a nonprofit that helps make baseball and softball more accessible to low income children … Her family operates a dairy farm … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
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