Biography
2018: Appeared in all but one game, starting 55 of 56 contests ... Hit .291 with a team-leading 26 extra-base hits ... Led team in at-bats (227), RBI (45), and doubles (tied, 15), while placing second in hits (66), home runs (9), total bases (112), and multi-hit games (20) ... Blasted a go-ahead homer in the Big South Championship Game against Campbell (5/26/18) ... Delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 11th inning of the opening game of the Big South Championship against Charleston Southern (5/22/18) ... Hit a pair of homers and drove in five against Elon (4/3/18) ... Laced a two-run double into the left field corner in the win against Radford (3/23/18)... Went 3-3 with two runs and an RBI at Coastal Carolina (3/9/18) ... Collected two hits and two runs with a double and an RBI at William & Mary (3/3/18) ... Finished 2-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and a run against Dayton (2/23/18) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2017: Appeared in all 53 games, starting 52, tied for second-most on the team ... Hit .283 with 8 HR and 29 RBI ... Led team in at-bats (205, 1st), runs (39, 1st), hits (58, 1st), extra-base hits (23, 1st) and doubles (15, 1st) ... Also ranked among team leaders in home runs (2nd), RBI (3rd), stolen bases (13, 3rd) and slugging percentage (.473, t-3) ... Also pitched in two games, allowing two earned runs on two hits in 2.0 IP ... Finished a triple shy of the cycle against Maryland (5/19/17), going 3-4 with a double, home run, run scored and RBI ... Went 2-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI at Radford (5/13/17) ... Finished 3-5 with an RBI and a run scored at Presbyterian (4/22/17) ... Went 2-5 with two RBI and a run scored against Campbell (4/7/17)... Finished 2-4 with a home run, RBI, and a run scored against Gardner-Webb (4/1/17) ... Posted five straight multi-hit games from 3/31-4/7/17 (11-22, .500, 4 2B, HR, 7 R, 3 RBI) ... Went 2-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored against Davidson (3/21/17) ... Finished 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored at Liberty (3/18/17) ... Drove in the winning run and went 2-5 with two RBI and two runs scored at Kennesaw State (3/10/17) ... Finished 2-5 at the plate with a double and two runs scored against NC Central (2/28/17) ... Went 5-6 with a double, a home run, five RBI and two runs at Davidson (2/21/17) ... Finished 2-4 with two home runs while pitching a scoreless ninth with one strikeout to earn the save against NJIT (2/19/17) ... Finished 3-4 with three RBI, a home run, and two runs scored in the opener against NJIT (2/18/17) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2016: Started 55 games in the field ... Hit .307 with 40 RBI and 37 runs scored ... Led HPU with 24 extra-base hits, including a team-high six home runs ... Appeared in eight games with one start as a pitcher ... Posted a 2.70 ERA and one save with 18 strikeouts in 13.1 innings pitched ... Went 3-6 with two RBI and two runs scored against Longwood in the Big South Tournament (5/26/16) ... Went 2-3 with a double, a home run, two walks and three runs scored at Campbell (5/15/16) ... Had a home run and four RBI at Radford (5/7/16) ... Went 3-5 with a home run at Davidson (5/4/16) ... Finished 3-5 with a home run, a triple and four RBI in the win at Elon (3/22/16) ... Named the Big South Player of the Week (3/21/16) ... Finished 3-5 at the plate with a triple, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base against UNC Asheville (3/20/16) ... Went 3-4 with a double, triple, and home run while finishing a single shy of the cycle with a then-career-high four RBI against UNC Asheville (3/18/16) ... Pitched the final two innings against Rider to earn his second career save (3/12/16) ... Finished 2-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored against Marist (2/28/16) ... Millis-Scholar Athlete.
2015: Played in 53 games with 51 starts ... Hit .311 with 33 RBI and a team-best 40 runs scored ... Went 3-5 with two doubles, one RBI and two runs scored at Radford (4/26/15) ... Hit his first collegiate home run with an inside-the-park home run against N.C. Central (4/22/15) ... Scored a career-high four runs against Presbyterian College (4/18/15) ... Stole a career-high three bases in a win over Presbyterian College (4/17/15) ... Had a career-high four hits and three RBI in his first HPU start in the season opener at UNCG (2/13/15) ... Also made his first pitching appearance in the game at UNCG, pitching one inning (2/13/15).
Prep: Graduated from Melbourne High School ... Four-year letter winner ... Three-time All-District and Three-time All-Conference ... 2012 & 2014 Brevard County Baseball Athlete of the Year ... Two-time All State...2013 & 2014 Florida Today All-Space Coast Baseball Player of the Year ... Had 121 career RBI ... Hit over .400 in each of his final three prep seasons with a total of 86 RBI, 22 home runs and 30 stolen bases ... Helped his prep team win 97 games in four seasons.
Personal:Â Pursuing MBA after graduating with B.S. B.A. in Business Administration ... Son of Van and Stacey Jackson ... Born on July 14, 1995 ... Has one younger sister, Lauren.
CAREER HIGHS:
At Bats:Â 6 (4x), last at UNC Asheville (5/12/18)
Hits:Â 5, vs. Davidson (2/21/17)
Runs:Â 4, vs. Presbyterian College (4/18/15)
RBI:Â 5 (2x), last vs. Elon (4/3/18)
Doubles:Â 2 (5x), last vs. Radford (5/23/18)
Triples:Â 1 (5x), last vs. Liberty (4/20/18)
Home Runs:Â 2 (2x), last vs. Elon (4/3/18)
Walks:Â 3, vs. Wake Forest (5/1/18)
Stolen Bases:Â 3, vs. Presbyterian College (4/17/15)
Hit Streak:Â 15 games from 3/7/15-3/29/15
Innings pitched:Â 3.1, vs. Liberty (5/19/16)
Strikeouts:Â 4 (3x), last vs. Liberty (5/19/16)