SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI junior right fielder Cole Jenkins was named the Southern Conference's Baseball Player of the Month for April.

Jenkins smashed his way through April, hitting .534 in 17 games with 25 runs and 24 RBI. He blasted eight homers, four doubles and three triples and stole six bases in eight attempts. He had a .570 on base percentage and a 1.000 slugging mark. Jenkins was the Perfect Game/Rawlings National and SoCon Player of the Week on April 10.

"Cole helped lead our team throughout the month of April offensively with his great approach," said VMI head coach Sam Roberts. "He stayed consistent throughout and the results followed for him. His work continues to get better, and we look forward to him finishing the season off strong."

The Mechanicsville, Va. native ranks in the top 10 in numerous SoCon statistical categories, including batting average (.391 – fourth), slugging percentage (.710 - third), hits (66- fourth), RBI (45 - tied for fifth), doubles (15 – tied for second), home runs (11 – tied for eighth) and total bases (120 – third).