Gabbi Jenkins

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Floyds Knobs, Ind.
Position:
UT
Height:
5-5

SENIOR YEAR (2021)
• All-Big Ten First Team
• All-Defensive Team
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• NFCA All-Region Third Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 44 games for the Hoosiers in the 2021 season… Jenkins finished her Hoosier career in dramatic fashion. The senior hit .331 for the season and stole 24 bases, in the process setting the Hoosiers all-time record for career stolen bases with 96. Jenkins led the conference with 18 doubles on the season to set a new Indiana program record for single season doubles. Jenkins hit her first career home run in walk off fashion to beat Penn State and added two more home runs on the season. Jenkins earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors following the Hoosiers series with Ohio State in which she hit .714 with 10 hits.

SENIOR YEAR (2020)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 21 games in the outfield for IU … collected 26 hits, 11 RBI’s, 11 runs and 12 stolen bases … posted nine multi-hit outings … led the Indiana roster in hits (26), batting average (.413) and stolen bases (12) … hit five doubles on the season, which tied for second most on the team … on Feb. 21 in a win over Bucknell, tallied two stolen bases and a run while also knocking a season high four hits and four RBI’s … posted a five game hitting streak from Feb. 15 to Feb. 23 and collected at least one hit in nine of 10 games from Feb. 15 to March 7 … tallied two hits including the game winning walk-off single against Miami (OH) on March 10.

JUNIOR YEAR (2019)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 57 games in right field … tallied 46 hits, 25 runs, 21 stolen bases, 18 walks and 13 RBI … posted 10 multi-hit outings … during the season-opener FAU First Pitch Classic, collected six hits, four RBI and four runs in five games … against Virginia on Feb. 8, had two hits, two RBI, two stolen bases and a run … had a four-game hitting streak to open the season … put together a seven-game hitting streak from March 8 to March 12 and collected at least one hit in 11 of 12 games from March 8 to March 17 … went 3-for-4 with a run at Ohio State on March 23 … scored three runs in Indiana’s win against Michigan State on March 31 … put together a five-game hitting streak from April 27 to May 5 … brought in the winning run on a walk-off RBI single against Rutgers on April 27 … scored a run in Indiana’s victory against Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018)
• Third Team NFCA All-Midwest Region
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 56 games in right field … led the team with her .369 average, 66 hits and 39 runs … knocked six triples … second on the team with 26 stolen bases … had eight games with three hits or more … went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run in the season opener against Boise State … had three stolen bases against Northwestern on Feb. 10 … was 3-for-4 at the plate with a run and stolen base against Boston College on Feb. 16 … went 2-for-2 with three runs, two RBI and a stolen base against Delaware State March 3 … put together a seven-game hitting streak from March 9 to March 17 … was a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and three stolen bases versus UIC on March 18 … in Indiana’s finale against Michigan State on March 31, was 3-for-4 with two runs … had a five-game hitting streak from April 14 to April 22 … during Indiana’s three-game sweep of Penn State, she collected six hits and scored six runs with four stolen bases … tied the game with No. 15 Michigan on April 28 as she hit a seventh-inning RBI single … collected three hits and scored a run in the Big Ten Tournament

FRESHMAN YEAR (2017)
Recorded a .310 average with 48 hits, 19 runs, 11 RBI, 13 stolen bases and six walks … batted leadoff in 30 games … had 13 multi-hit contests … recorded first collegiate hit against St. Mary’s on Feb. 12 … scored first run against UAB on Feb. 24 … went 2-for-3 with a run and walk against Long Beach State on March 5 … put together a team-best 11-game hitting streak from March 10 to March 25 with six of those contests resulting in multi-hit efforts … turned in a 3-for-5 performance with two RBI and a run against Oakland on March 11 … went 4-for-4 with four RBI and a run against Bowling Green on March 18 … during IU’s series against Rutgers, collected four hits and scored six runs … tied her career high with four hits against Purdue on April 11 … finished the season on a four-game hitting streak, including three straight multi-hit games … went 2-for-4 with an RBI in IU’s Big Ten Tournament game against Michigan State

Prep/Personal
A four-time letterwinner from Floyd Central High School … posted a career batting average of .446 with 110 RBI and 71 stolen bases … in her senior season, hit .437 with 40 runs and 35 RBI on her way to being named the team’s defensive MVP, First Team All-Hoosier Hills Conference and Third Team All-State … helped guide team to a 25-game winning streak and a conference championship … during her junior season, was the IHSAA leader in RBI with 56 on the year with a .475 average and was named First Team All-State, All-Conference and earned a MaxPreps/NFCA Player of the Week honor … posted a .446 average her sophomore year while being named First Team All-State and All-Conference … led team to a 105-24 mark with a Final Four appearance, three sectional championships and two regional championships … travelball experience includes an eighth place finish in the Triple Crown Nationals with Indiana Magic Gold 16U team and a ninth place spot in the Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) Nationals with the Indiana Diamonds 14U squad … parents are Dennis and Jolie … has one brother, Devin