Rose-Hulman Athletic Hall of Fame
Jeff Jenkins
Baseball Head Coach 1989 - 2021
Athletic Director 2002 - 2021
Inducted in 2025
Career Highlights
* Ranks 51st in NCAA Division III baseball history with 825 career coach wins
* Career Rose-Hulman record of 780-490-1 after the program won less than 500 games in 70 years
* NCAA coaching record of 825-555-2 with head coaching jobs at Rose-Hulman, Bethany, and Heidelberg
* Led seven Rose-Hulman teams to NCAA Division III Tournament appearances in 1992, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, and 2016
* Led two Rose-Hulman teams to Regional Championship Games in the NCAA Tournament
* Led Rose-Hulman teams to six conference tournament championships
* Won the HCAC Tournament titles in 2009, 2010, 2014, and 2016
* Led Rose-Hulman teams to five league regular-season championships in 1994, 1996, 2012, 2016, and 2019.
* In 2020, he became the ninth active and 22nd all-time NCAA Division III baseball coach to surpass the 800-career win mark
* Led the Fightin' Engineers to a school record for wins in a single season with 36 in 2004
* Four-time Conference Coach of the Year
* Prior to Jenkins' arrival on campus, the Engineers had recorded just one 20-win season. During his 30-year tenure, Rose-Hulman has recorded twenty-six 20-win campaigns and six 30-win seasons.Â
* Coached five student-athletes to All-American honors and four players who were sent to minor league baseball teams
* As athletic director, led a department that won eight HCAC Commissioners Cup titles in 14 years
* Helped fund raise for improved athletic facilities, including lights that were added to the baseball facility in 2001, new dugouts, club seats, and a press box structure completed in 2004.
* Teams featured numerous Academic All-Americans and 14 straight years of leading academic All-HCAC honors