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8/17/2009 - BASEBALL
Former Owl, Chad Jenkins Signs with the Blue Jays
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KENNESAW, Ga. - The Toronto Blue Jays have come to terms with Kennesaw State's Chad Jenkins, signing the 20th overall pick in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft to a contract with a $1.359 million signing bonus.
The announcement of the signing was made prior to Saturday's game between Toronto and Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. According to a report by Baseball America earlier in the week, Jenkins received a $1.359 million signing bonus, the 12th-highest bonus in franchise history.
Jenkins is coming off perhaps the best season for a KSU pitcher since the Owls joined the ranks of Division I of the NCAA iin 2006. The righty went 8-1 with a 2.54 ERA. He walked just 15 batters while striking out 98. During the season, Jenkins had a streak of 41 consecutive scoreless innings. He was the Atlantic Sun Conference's Pitcher of the Year and won the A-Sun Pitcher of the Week award three times during 2009. Jenkins did not lose a conference start in 2009.
