Kerrick Jackson


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. 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.

Coaching career

Jackson's first college coaching job came as an assistant for the Fairfield Stags baseball program in 2001. The next season, Jackson became an assistant coach at Emporia State University. Jackson spent the 2003 season as an assistant at Coffeyville Community College before moving on to Jefferson College for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Jackson coached at Nicholls State University from 2006–2007 and St. Louis Community College in 2008.
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. On May 27, 2015, Jackson left his position with Missouri because of his wife's promotion. Jackson spent his two year hiatus from coaching as an agent.
On July 25, 2017, Jackon returned to coaching as the head coach of the Southern Jaguars baseball team.
In 2019, Coach Jackson led the Southern Jaguars baseball team to the SWAC Baseball Tournament championship and a berth in the 2019 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Southern was eliminated after losses to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs in their first game, 11-6, and the University of Miami Hurricanes, 12-2, in the losers bracket elimination game on the following day.

Head coaching record