2022 Softball Roster
Jenkins, Taryn
Jersey Number 9
Taryn Jenkins
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Aldergrove, B.C.
- High School:
- DW Poppy Secondary
- Prev School:
- McCook CC
Bio
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023)
• 2023 Horizon League All-Academic Team
• 2023 All-Horizon League First Team
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2023)
2023: Started all 49 games at second base ... Named to the All-Horizon League First Team ... Led the Horizon League with a .387 batting average, 1.060 OPS and .619 slugging ... Slugging percentage of .619 ranks fifth in program history ... 21 stolen bases ranks third in Mastodon history ... Career slugging percentage of .512 ranks sixth in program history ... Racked up 60 hits with 18 multi-hit games, including four with three hits: Detroit Mercy (March 31), Cleveland State (April 11), Green Bay (April 29) and at Oakland (May 6) ... Knocked in five RBIs against Rhode Island (Feb. 17) with a pair of home runs.
2022: Played in 46 games with 44 starts ... Batted .219 and slugged .352 ... Had five multi-hit games with a season-high three against Detroit Mercy (April 16) ... Also had three RBIs against the Titans.
Prior to Purdue Fort Wayne: Played for McCook Community College and Douglas College ... Started in 30 of her 32 appearances at McCook ...Averaged a scorching .398 from the plate ... Registered 39 hits, 40 RBIs and 36 runs ... Knocked in nine home runs in her sophomore campaign ... Played in four games at Douglas in 2020 before the season was halted due to COVID-19 ... Hit .571 and had four RBIs at Douglas.
High School: Attended DW Poppy Secondary.
Personal: Daughter of Sherry and Russ Jenkins ... Has one brother, Owen ... Majoring in criminal justice.
• 2023 Horizon League All-Academic Team
• 2023 All-Horizon League First Team
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2023)
2023: Started all 49 games at second base ... Named to the All-Horizon League First Team ... Led the Horizon League with a .387 batting average, 1.060 OPS and .619 slugging ... Slugging percentage of .619 ranks fifth in program history ... 21 stolen bases ranks third in Mastodon history ... Career slugging percentage of .512 ranks sixth in program history ... Racked up 60 hits with 18 multi-hit games, including four with three hits: Detroit Mercy (March 31), Cleveland State (April 11), Green Bay (April 29) and at Oakland (May 6) ... Knocked in five RBIs against Rhode Island (Feb. 17) with a pair of home runs.
2022: Played in 46 games with 44 starts ... Batted .219 and slugged .352 ... Had five multi-hit games with a season-high three against Detroit Mercy (April 16) ... Also had three RBIs against the Titans.
Prior to Purdue Fort Wayne: Played for McCook Community College and Douglas College ... Started in 30 of her 32 appearances at McCook ...Averaged a scorching .398 from the plate ... Registered 39 hits, 40 RBIs and 36 runs ... Knocked in nine home runs in her sophomore campaign ... Played in four games at Douglas in 2020 before the season was halted due to COVID-19 ... Hit .571 and had four RBIs at Douglas.
High School: Attended DW Poppy Secondary.
Personal: Daughter of Sherry and Russ Jenkins ... Has one brother, Owen ... Majoring in criminal justice.
Huge Dubs!
Saturday, May 10
Mastodon Softball walks off NKU
Friday, April 25
Softball Win over IUPUI
Monday, April 15
Winning 'Dons are Happy 'Dons!
Sunday, February 25
