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2026 Softball Roster

8 Grace Jenkins

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Francis Catholic H.S.
  • Hometown Folsom, Calif.
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Biography

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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 and her dad, Charles, 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.”
 
Career Honors:
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

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