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Blake Jackson

  • B/T L/L
  • Hometown Coppell, Texas
  • High school Coppell HS
  • Previous School Charlotte
  • 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