Blake Jackson
- position Outfielder
- height 6-0
- weight 195
- class Redshirt Senior
- B/T L/L
- Hometown Coppell, Texas
- High school Coppell HS
- Previous School Charlotte
- position Outfielder
- height 6-0
- weight 195
- class Redshirt Senior
- B/T L/L
- Hometown Coppell, Texas
- High school Coppell HS
- Previous School Charlotte
Blake Jackson Bio
AWARDS
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
JUNIOR (2024)
- Played in 51 games with 43 starts for the Gamecocks in 2024
- Hit .293 with 45 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples, five home runs, 27 RBI and 32 walks
- Was eighth in the SEC in on-base percentage (.465)
- Had 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI performances
- Tied for the team lead with 18 hit-by-pitches
- Tied for ninth in the SEC with 16 stolen bases
- Walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th in a 6-5 win over Kentucky (April 26)
- Had two home runs in the win over the Wildcats
- SportsCenter Top 10 play in left field in a win over Ole Miss (March 17)
- Homered and drove in three runs in the NCAA Raleigh Regional win over James Madison (May 31)
- Scored three runs, drove in three and homered in the win at USC Upstate (March 19)
- Was 2-for-4 with three RBI in a win over Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 17)
- Had three hits and two RBI in the win over Presbyterian (March 26)
- Three hits and a stolen base in an SEC Tournament win over Alabama (May 21)
- Stole home in the SEC Tournament game vs. LSU (May 25)
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Played two seasons at Charlotte, where he had 13 doubles and five home runs for the 49ers in 2023
- Set the Charlotte record by being hit by a pitch 18 times in 2023
- Played in 61 games his redshirt sophomore year with 57 starts
- Hit .277 with 28 RBI and 46 runs scored for the 49ers in 2023
- Played in 17 games with 16 starts in 2022 before an injury ended his season
- Drove in 14 runs in 2022 with three doubles and a home run
- Conference USA All-Academic Team (2023)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023)
- Was at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, helping the Highlanders to the 2021 NJCAA national championship
- Hit .368 with a .465 on-base percentage and a .585 slugging percentage his freshman year at McLennan
- Attended Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas, where he was a First Team All-District selection 2019
- Played collegiate summer baseball for the Anchorage Pilots in 2023, hitting .360 with a .985 OPS
PERSONAL
- Born on July 20, 2000
- Son of Ann and Michael Jackson
- Pursuing a Master’s degree in sport and entertainment management