{"id":18090,"date":"2020-02-21T14:52:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T19:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=18090"},"modified":"2021-03-01T16:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:00:03","slug":"transfer-making-waves-for-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/transfer-making-waves-for-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Making Waves For Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a small town in Georgia to the bright lights and sunshine in South Florida, outfielder Ian Jenkins has always found a place to hit home runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transfer, from the University of South Carolina, is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/bsb\/index\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Miami Dade College baseball team<\/span><\/a>\u2019s top additions.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18094\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ian-Jenkins7_web.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Jenkins staring at the camera.\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ian-Jenkins7_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ian-Jenkins7_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ian-Jenkins7_web-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Offensive Stud: Redshirt sophomore Ian Jenkins is hitting .293 with three home runs, and eight RBI in 12 games for the Sharks. <br \/>ALICE MORENO \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through twelve games, the redshirt sophomore is hitting .293 with three home runs, eight RBI and 12 runs scored.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBaseball is pretty much all I think about,\u201d he said. \u201cI love the art of the swing, and everything that goes with it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s always been that way for Jenkins. Growing up in Lawrenceville, Georgia, the sturdily built youngster learned how to play baseball, football and wrestling, but he developed a passion for baseball.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When he was three years old, his dad, Chuck Jenkins, who was a pitcher and center fielder at The Citadel, introduced him to the sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy dad did his best to try to understand [other] sports and put me in the best position to succeed,&#8221; Jenkins said. &#8220;But baseball just came naturally for both of us. Since he knew the sport well it was easy for him to teach it to me and it&#8217;s just something we just ended up bonding over more than with other sports.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jenkins\u2019 journey has not always been smooth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s dealt with injuries throughout his career due to a condition called Joint Hypermobility Syndrome\u2014a disorder that causes frequent joint sprains and dislocations. Jenkins has undergone knee surgery, sustained a broken foot and had Tommy John surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The injuries sidelined him for chunks of his high school career, but he recovered. He stopped stretching before games and started doing more calisthenics type workouts to deal with the problem. The hard work paid off, Jenkins hit .<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">402\u00a0 as a senior and had seven home runs and 30 RBI at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collins Hill High School in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suwanee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia in 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jenkins was drafted in the 40th round by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft but he accepted a scholarship offer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to play at the University of South Carolina instead. He redshirted his first year and had a tough freshman campaign, hitting five home runs and batting .188 in 26 games while playing mostly as a designated hitter for the Gamecocks, so he decided to transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just felt like that wasn&#8217;t the place I needed to be to get better,\u201d Jenkins said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At MDC, the 5-foot-11-inch tall outfielder has proved to be a key offensive cog in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/search\/?q=%22sharks%22\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sharks<\/span><\/a>\u2019 12-1 start. He leads the team in home runs and runs scored and is second in RBI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s putting up good numbers but he still has so much more to give,\u201d said Sharks&#8217; head baseball coach Adrian Morales. \u201cWe need a guy in our lineup that at any given moment can hit a home run and he\u2019s that guy. He\u2019s got major league power.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the additional playing time, it has been an interesting transition for Jenkins. At USC, he routinely played before crowds of 13,000 people, but game attendance at\u00a0 MDC is scarce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, he has found other positives to offset that. He likes the diversity and cuisine in\u00a0 Miami, and has adapted well to his new teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to reach my full potential, not only for myself but for the team and the coaches,\u201d Jenkins said. \u201cI want to win a national championship at MDC. I feel like we have the talent and we&#8217;re very capable of doing it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks\u2019 next game is at the Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104th St., baseball field on Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> versus St. Thomas University.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a small town in Georgia to the bright lights and sunshine in South Florida, outfielder Ian Jenkins has always found a place to hit home runs. The transfer, from the University of South Carolina, is one of the Miami Dade College baseball team\u2019s top additions. 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