Kerrick Jackson
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Southern |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 9–33 |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1995 | St. Louis Community College |
| 1996 | Bethune–Cookman |
| 1997 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Fairfield (asst) |
| 2002 | Emporia State (asst) |
| 2003 | Coffeyville CC (asst) |
| 2004–2005 | Jefferson College (MO) (asst) |
| 2006–2007 | Nicholls State (asst) |
| 2008 | St. Louis CC (asst) |
| 2011–2015 | Missouri (asst) |
| 2018–present | Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–33 |
| Tournaments |
SWAC: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Kerrick Jackson is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. Jackson is the head coach of the Southern Jaguars baseball team.
Amateur career
Jackson attended Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri. He played on both the baseball and basketball teams.[1] Upon graduation, Jackson enrolled at St. Louis Community College. After graduating from STLCC, Jackson accepted a baseball scholarship offer from Bethune–Cookman University. Jackson then transferred to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball program as a senior.[2]
Coaching career
Jackson's first college coaching job came as an assistant for the Fairfield Stags baseball program in 2001.[3] The next season, Jackson became an assistant coach at Emporia State University.[4] Jackson spent the 2003 season as an assistant at Coffeyville Community College before moving on to Jefferson College for the 2004 and 2005 seasons.[5] Jackson coached at Nicholls State University from 2006–2007 and St. Louis Community College in 2008.[6]
Jackson left college baseball to become a professional scout for the Washington Nationals from 2008 to 2010.
On August 14, 2010, Jackson was named the recruiting coordinator and assistant coach for the Missouri Tigers baseball program under coach Tim Jamieson.[7] On May 27, 2015, Jackson left his position with Missouri because of his wife's promotion.[8] Jackson spent his two year hiatus from coaching an agent.
On July 25, 2017, Jackon returned to coaching as the head coach of the Southern Jaguars baseball team.[9]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Southern | 9–33 | 6–15 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Southern: | 9–33 | 6–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–33 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ↑ "1990-1991 Kirkwood Pioneers". www.kirkwoodbasketball.com. SportsEngine. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Nebraska Baseball Media Guide". www.huskers.com. Nebraska University Communications. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Kerrick Jackson". www.gojagsports.com. Southern University. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ Bill Ballew (August 24, 2017). "Kerrick Jackson, Southern Jaguars". www.collegebaseballnow.com. College Baseball Now. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ Joseph Healy (January 15, 2018). "Kerrick Jackson Looks to Bring Southern Baseball Back to Prominence". www.collegebaseballcentral.com. College Baseball Central. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Kerrick Jackson: Scout, Coach, Jack-of-all-baseball-trades". www.simmonsfield.blogspot.com. Blogger. August 16, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ Donald J. Boyles (August 14, 2010). "Mizzou Baseball Coaching Staff Adds Two". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. PenciDesign. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ Dave Matter (May 27, 2015). "Mizzou baseball assistant leaving staff". www.stltoday.com. BLOX Content Media System. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ Mike Gegenheimer (July 25, 2017). "Kerrick Jackson introduced as Southern baseball coach, promises to emphasize 'Jaguar pride'". www.theadvocate.com. BLOX Content Media System. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
- Southern Jaguars bio