Brandon Jenkins, first baseman for the Roger Williams University Baseball team and reigning Hawks Male Athlete of the Week, joined host Bryce Johnson on Hawk Talk this week to discuss what it is like playing for new coach Kevin Kelley, the team's two victories over #19 nationally ranked Trinity and walk-offs.

https://rwuhawktalk.podbean.com/e/hawk-talk-episode-28brandon-jenkins-baseball/

https://youtu.be/fqMBAKeKypw


 
Jenkins is a fourth-year starter for the Hawks having played in 82 games with 74 starts thus far in his career. After a fantastic freshman season followed by an inconsistent sophomore campaign that saw him hit a combined .232 with a combined 12 doubles, one triple, one home run, and a trio of stolen bases, Jenkins came out of the gates in 2020 and was putting together his best season yet before the shutdown. He had a .290/.389/.581 triple-slash line while slugging three doubles and two home runs.
 
The left-handed hitting slugger has begun this spring hitting everything in sight. He currently stands with a team-leading .560/.667/.880 triple-slash while also ranking in the top three on the roster in hits (14, 1^st), doubles (5, 1^st), total bases (22, 1^st), walks (8, 2^nd), RBIs, (9, 2^nd), home runs (1, t-2^nd), and steals (3-3, 3^rd). He has been virtually unstoppable across the Hawks last five games going a combined 11-for-17 with a pair of doubles, a home run, five walks, two steals and eight runs batted in.
 
Off the diamond, Jenkins is a two-time Commonwealth Coast Conference All-Academic selection and is studying engineering.