Anthony L. Jenkins (born November 29, 1967) is an American former

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, known best as a

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player for

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team. He was a member of the

1990 College Baseball All-America Team An All-American team is an Title of honor, honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American Sports ...

, chosen by the American Baseball Coaches Association as an

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. He later played minor league baseball in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. During his playing days, Jenkins was listed at and while batting and throwing right-handed.

Biography

Jenkins was raised in

Ladson, South Carolina Ladson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 13,790 at the 2010 census. It is named in honor of the Ladson family, one of the oldest planter an ...

, and attended Stratford High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina, where he earned three

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s each in football and baseball. He earned a number of honors in each sport, including all-conference in baseball and all-conference and all-state in football. As a senior, Jenkins was an

and occasional

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, earning a 6–1 win–loss record from the mound while

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.340 with four

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s and 17

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. On the gridiron, Jenkins played

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and recorded 10 interceptions in his senior season. On July 12, 1986, coach

Chal Port Chalmers "Chal" Port (August 9, 1931 – August 20, 2011) was a college baseball coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Most famous for leading Bulldogs to the 1990 College World Series, Port coached for 27 seasons garnerin ...

announced Jenkins' national letter of intent to play baseball and football at The Citadel. Jenkins played cornerback for

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team in his freshman and sophomore seasons before devoting his efforts to baseball, where he earned a

in each of his four seasons. In his senior college season, Jenkins and

team made a dramatic run to the

1990 College World Series The 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, ...

. Jenkins set school records for runs, hits,

s, and total bases in the 1990 season, and most notably scored the winning run in the Bulldogs win over in the 12th inning of an elimination game in

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. He was inducted to the athletic hall of fame at The Citadel in 1999, and the Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. Following his breakout baseball season, Jenkins was a 29th round selection of the St. Louis Cardinals during the

1990 Major League Baseball draft The 1990 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft was held in June 1990. The draft placed amateur baseball players onto major league teams. 1,487 players were distributed to 26 teams. The draft consisted of first round selections, supplemental first ...

. He played two seasons of

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, first with the Johnson City Cardinals of then

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in 1990, and then for the

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of the

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in 1991. Overall in two seasons, Jenkins batted .217 with six home runs and 19 RBIs in 67 minor league games. He then returned home to Ladson to pursue a business career.

References

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The Baseball Cube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Anthony 1967 births Living people Baseball players from South Carolina The Citadel Bulldogs baseball players The Citadel Bulldogs football players Johnson City Cardinals players Savannah Cardinals players Players of American football from South Carolina All-American college baseball players People from Ladson, South Carolina