Chandler Jenkins

Height:
6-1
Weight:
183
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lincolnton
High School:
West Lincoln
Prev School:
Catawba Valley CC
Major:
Communication

2018: Started 26 of 36 games during initial year with the program (2/LF, 21/RF, 3/DH) … Hit at a .219 clip (21-for-96) with a pair of home runs, four doubles, 15 RBI and 17 runs scored … Drew 11 walks while striking out 13 times … Tallied one sacrifice … Swiped one base on the year (Maryland/March 17) … Recorded six multi-hit and a pair of multi-RBI games … Made Pirate debut against Western Carolina (Feb. 17) coming in as a pinch hitter … Notched first career start the following day against the Catamounts going 0-for-4 at the plate … Collected first hit against No. 6 North Carolina (Feb. 23) with a 2-for-4 outing where he registered a double and scored a run … Tallied five hits (5-for-11) in three-game series win over the Tar Heels … Drove in a career-high four runs against the Bulls (April 13) which included a home run … Also belted a homer against ODU (Feb. 28) the first of his Pirate career … Registered at least one hit in 11 games … Plated at least one run in 10 contests, while scoring at least one in 14 outings (multiple three times) … Laced doubles against Charleston, North Carolina and Wichita State (two) … ECU posted an 18-3 record in games which he started in right field … Credited with 10 two-out RBI to rank fifth on the team … Registered one game-winning RBI (No. 6 North Carolina/Feb.25) which was an RBI single in the fourth inning … Batted in the bottom half of the lineup (fifth through ninth) on the year … In league play, appeared in 14 games making nine starts … Batted .212 (7-for-33) with a home run, two doubles, seven RBI and eight runs scored … Played in one postseason game (UNCW/June 1) going 0-for-1 … Sported a .971 fielding percentage committing one error … Recorded four outfield assists and 30 putouts in 35 chances … Turned one double play … Recorded multiple putouts in a game nine times with a season-best three on three occasions … Tallied outfield assists against No. 20 UCF, Western Carolina and No. 18 Wichita State (two) … 2018 Summer: Second-Team All-CPLselection … Played for the Lexington County Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League … Appeared in 38 games … Batted .287 (41-for-143) with one home run, four doubles and one triple … Drove in 24 runs while scoring 15 … Drew 11 walks and struck out 18 times … Stole six of eight bases … Tallied 13 multi-hit games with a summer-high of four against Macon Bacon (July 12) … Registered eight multi-RBI games plating three in a contest twice … Lone home run came against the Savannah Bananas (July 5) … Member of the CPLSelect Team that played against Team USA (Collegiate National Team) … Named to the CPLNational All-Star Roster.

Catawba Valley Community College (2016-17): Two-year letterwinner for head coach Paul Rozzelle … Helped the Red Hawks to a 61-50 two-year record … As a freshman played in 13 games batting .241 (7-for-29) with five RBI … Laced two doubles and drew a pair of walks … During sophomore season batted .460 (87-for-189) with 18 home runs and 74 RBI … Laced 21 doubles and one triple to go along with 19 walks … Slugged at an impressive .868 while posting a .516 on-base percentage … Scored 55 runs while swiping five bases in 55 games … Named ABCA/NJCAA Division II National Player-of-the-Year … Earned a pair of First-Team All-America honors (NJCAA and ABCA/Rawlings) … NJCAA All-Academic Team … Selected as NJCAA Region X Player-of-the-Year … First-Team All-Region X selection … Became first student-athlete at Catawba to earn National Player-of-the-Year honors for their respective sport … Claimed Region X regular season Triple Crown … Set seven offensive single-season records for the Red Hawks … Ranked in the Top 10 nationally in seven NJCAA offensive categories … Hit multiple home runs against Lakeland Community College (March 10) and New River Community College (May 6) … Opened 2017 season with a 16-game hitting streak, which included 10 multi-hit contests … Tallied a personal-best five hits against Lakeland CC (March 10) … Registered at least one hit in 48 of 55 games played (multiple 26 times) … Registered a career-best five RBI on two occasions (Surry CC/Feb. 12, Pitt CC/March 25) … Drove in at least one run in 33 games (multiple 20 times) … Accounted for four or more RBI in a game seven times.

Gardner-Webb University (2015): Redshirted.

West Lincoln High School: Four-time letterwinner for Allan Chapman … Three-time SD7 All-Conference selection (2012-14) … Won a pair of Silver Slugger Awards (2013-14) … Finished career with 105 hits – fifth most in school history … Helped the Rebels win 69 games and a pair of conference titles (2011, 2013) during his four-year prep career … Holds school-record with 11 saves … Career leader with a .330 hitter … As a junior led the club in hits (33), doubles (nine), home runs (two), RBI (33), total bases (48) and batting average (.370) … Batted .448 as a senior … Three-time Honor Roll selection … Played for coach Bobby Reynolds of Cherryville Post 100 … Also played travel ball for coach Andy Partin and the Dirtbags … Named All-Atlantic Regional Honorable Mention in 2014 … Listed as the 13th-best outfielder and 69th overall prospect in the state of North Carolina by Perfect Game … Participated in a pair of showcase events 2012 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla) – named to All-Tournament Team and 2013 WWBA 2014 Grads or 17U National Championship (Marietta, Ga.).

Personal: Full name is Chandler Brian Jenkins … Born in Lincolnton, N.C. … Son of Carmen and Keigh Jenkins … Has two siblings (Caitlin and Landon) … Majoring in communications with a minor in interpersonal and organizational communications … Three-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2017 to present) … Named to 2018 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.