Ryan Jenkins (baseball)

Phillip Ryan Jenkins (January 26, 1987) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Jenkins is the head coach of the UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team.

Ryan Jenkins
Jenkins with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2011
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUT Martin
ConferenceOhio Valley
Record41–82
Biographical details
Born (1987-01-26) January 26, 1987
Millbrook, Alabama
Playing career
2006–2010Auburn
2010Burlington Royals
2011Kane County Cougars
2011Arizona League Royals
2011Idaho Falls Chukars
2012Northwest Arkansas Naturals
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014Auburn (GA)
2017College of Charleston (asst.)
2018–presentUT Martin
Head coaching record
Overall41–82
TournamentsOVC: 1–2
NCAA: 0–0

Amateur career

Jenkins attended Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook, Alabama. As a junior, Jenkins was named 5A All-State as a utility player.[1] Jenkins then committed to Auburn University, where he was a member of the Auburn Tigers baseball team.[2]

Professional career

Jenkins was drafted in the 17th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Kansas City Royals.[3] Jenkins played parts of three seasons in Kansas City's farm system. Although he was assigned to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers for a week in August 2011, Jenkins never played a game above Double-A.[4]

Coaching career

On August 24, 2016, Jenkins was named an assistant coach at the College of Charleston.[5] On December 11, 2017, Jenkins was named the interim head coach of the Skyhawks.[6] On April 17, 2018, he was promoted to the full-time head coach.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2018–present)
2018 UT Martin 11–407–2210th
2019 UT Martin 25–3112–188thOhio Valley Tournament
2020 UT Martin 5–111–2Season canceled due to COVID-19
UT Martin: 41–8220–42
Total:41–82

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "Stanhope Elmore Mustangs All Star Baseball Players and Awards". www.ahsfhs.org. AHSFHS.org. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. "Auburn adds six more to talented 2005 class". www.auburn.rivals.com. Oath Inc. August 17, 2005. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. "Ryan Jenkins". www.baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  4. "Ryan Jenkins Stats, Highlights, Bio". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. "Heath Adds Jenkins To Coaching Staff". www.cofcsports.com. College of Charleston. August 24, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  6. Adam Wells (December 11, 2017). "Jenkins named interim baseball coach at UT Martin". www.wpsdlocal6.com. PSD Local 6. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.