#8, Catcher, L/R

Grace Jenkins

University of Arizona '26

Hometown: Folsom, California

Grace Jenkins is a 5-foot-7 professional softball catcher from Folsom, California. She joined the Spark from the Reserve Athlete Pool, following a collegiate career at Arizona.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Grace enjoys wakeboarding, snowboarding, swimming, paddleboarding and cooking.

Background: She was a competitive swimmer for 10 years and has two cats and a dog. She models her game after Haylie McCleney and Amanda Lorenz, counts her sister, Hope, among her softball idols and felt starstruck meeting Ali Aguilar. She credits her high school coach, Kevin Warren, as someone who made a difference in her life, and her proudest accomplishment is leading UConn to its first BIG EAST title in over 20 years.

Family: Grace is the daughter of Charles and Kathleen Jenkins and one of four children. Her twin sister, Hope, plays softball at Ole Miss, her mother played basketball at the College of San Mateo, her uncle, Kevin, played baseball at Cal Poly and her cousin, Erin, was on the women's golf team at Nevada.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2026-)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Oklahoma City Spark): Jenkins was selected from the Reserve Athlete Pool on June 8 and started 17 of 22 games for Oklahoma City. She hit .178 with eight hits, including one double and one home run, drove in three runs and scored 12. She hit her first professional home run against Carolina on July 1 and scored two runs in her professional debut against Texas on June 9.

College Experience: UConn & Arizona (2023–2026)

Career Statistics: Started 206-of-207 games, hitting .367 with 47 home runs and 217 RBIs.

Senior Year (2026, Arizona): First-Team All-Big 12. Hit .336 with 14 home runs and 65 RBIs.

UConn (2023–2025): Three-time All-BIG EAST selection who set school career records for batting average (.375), doubles (52), and RBIs (152).

Junior Year (2025, UConn): BIG EAST Player of the Year. Set program records with 154 total bases, 65 runs, and 19 doubles. Hit .424.

Freshman Year (2023, UConn): BIG EAST Freshman of the Year.

Awards & Honors

Conference Honors: First-Team All-Big 12 (2026); three-time All-BIG EAST; 2025 BIG EAST Player of the Year; 2023 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2026 Spark	21	17	52	45	.178	.255	.267	.522	12	8	1	-	1	3	4	1	8	14	12	1	1	-	-
Career Totals	21	17	52	45	.178	.255	.267	.522	12	8	1	-	1	3	4	1	8	14	12	1	1	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
7/19/2026	Blaze	Spark	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/18/2026	Blaze	Spark	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/15/2026	Volts	Spark	3	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
7/14/2026	Volts	Spark	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/5/2026	Spark	Cascade	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
7/4/2026	Spark	Cascade	3	2	.500	.667	.500	1.167	2	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
7/1/2026	Spark	Blaze	3	2	.500	.667	2.000	2.667	1	1	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
6/29/2026	Spark	Blaze	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
6/28/2026	Spark	Bandits	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-
6/27/2026	Spark	Bandits	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
6/23/2026	Talons	Spark	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
6/22/2026	Talons	Spark	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
6/21/2026	Cascade	Spark	3	2	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
6/19/2026	Cascade	Spark	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
6/18/2026	Cascade	Spark	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/16/2026	Bandits	Spark	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/14/2026	Bandits	Spark	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
6/13/2026	Bandits	Spark	3	3	.333	.333	.667	1.000	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
6/11/2026	Spark	Volts	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-
6/10/2026	Spark	Volts	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/9/2026	Spark	Volts	4	3	.333	.500	.333	.833	2	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

10/13/2026Spark
Grace Jenkins was not offered a 2027 contract by the Spark
6/24/2026Spark
Grace Jenkins placed back into the reserve pool
6/24/2026Spark
Spark signed Grace Jenkins as an amateur draft signing
6/5/2026Spark
Spark reserved player Grace Jenkins for 30 days
5/22/2026-
Grace Jenkins placed in the reserve pool
5/4/2026Bandits
Bandits drafted Grace Jenkins in the college draft: [Round 5, Pick 5 (29)]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
10/13/2026	Spark	Grace Jenkins was not offered a 2027 contract by the Spark
6/24/2026	Spark	Grace Jenkins placed back into the reserve pool
6/24/2026	Spark	Spark signed Grace Jenkins as an amateur draft signing
6/5/2026	Spark	Spark reserved player Grace Jenkins for 30 days
5/22/2026		Grace Jenkins placed in the reserve pool
5/4/2026	Bandits	Bandits drafted Grace Jenkins in the college draft: [Round 5, Pick 5 (29)]