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@gracee_jenkins
Last updated: June 2, 2026
Career Honors:
2026
All-Big 12 (First Team)
CSC Academic All-District
USA Softball Top 50 Player Watch List
D1 Softball Preseason D100 Players (#78)
Softball America Preseason Top 100 (#53)
Softball America Preseason Position Ranking (#5 Utility)
2025 (at UConn)
NFCA All-East (First Team)
BIG EAST Player of the Year
All-BIG EAST (First Team)
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
Softball America Top 10 Catcher
D1 Softball Mid-Major Top 100 Players (#8)
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024 (at UConn)
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2023 (at UConn)
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2026 (55 GP/54 GS, .336 AVG/.447 OBP/.706 SLG/1.153 OPS, 7 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 65 RBI, 0-0 SB, .960 fld%)
- Played in all 55 games and made 54 starts; 49 in right field, four at catcher, and one as the designated player
- Was second on the team with 14 home runs, 65 RBI, a .706 slugging percentage
- Maintained a .336 batting average to rank fifth on Arizona
- Tied her career high of seven RBI in Arizona’s run-rule win over Texas Tech (3/13)
- Hit two home runs in three games (at Texas Tech (3/13), vs. Houston (4/26), and vs. Marshall (5/16))
- Her two home runs and seven RBI led Arizona to an upset win over No. 2 Texas Tech (3/13)
- Was second on the team with 12 multi-RBI games
- Led Arizona with a 27-game reached base streak to open the season (Feb. 5-Mar. 14)
- Hit two of Arizona’s three grand slams during the season (vs. Coastal Carolina (2/14) and vs. Texas Tech (3/13))
- Named to the All-Big 12 first team
- Named to the USA Softball Top 50 Player Watch List
- Earned CSC Academic All-District honors
Prior to Arizona
- Transferred to Arizona after three seasons at UConn
- Named the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2025
- Earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors in 2023
- Held a .384 career batting average with 155 hits, 45 doubles, 27 home runs, and a .696 slugging percentage at UConn
- Drove in 129 runs and maintained a .484 on-base percentage in three years at UConn
- Set the UConn career records with 51 doubles and 138 RBI in just three years
- Broke multiple single season UConn records with 19 doubles, 21 home runs, 68 RBI, 65 runs scored, 39 walks, and 154 total bases in 2025
- Notched the second highest single season batting average in UConn history with a .424 batting average in 2025
- Three-time All-BIG EAST honoree
Personal
- Born May 21, 2004 to Charles and Kathleen Jenkins
- Has two older brothers, Charlie and Jack
- Her twin sister, Hope, plays softball at Ole Miss
- Her mom, Kathleen, played basketball at the College of San Mateo
- Her uncle, Kevin, played baseball at Cal Poly
- Her cousin, Erin, played golf at Nevada
- Helped her club team, the Lady Magic, place third at PGF Nationals and at the Triple Crown Nationals
- Chose Arizona because “of the elite coaching staff, the opportunity to be part of the rich tradition of Arizona Softball, the beautiful campus, and the incredibly welcoming atmosphere that made it feel like home.”
