Daniel Jackson (baseball)

Jackson attended North Springs High School in Sandy Springs, Georgia. He committed to play college baseball at Wofford College.

Jackson appeared in 56 games as a freshman, posting a .357 batting average with 12 home runs and 69 RBI. He was subsequently named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and earned Second Team Freshman All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.^[1] After the season, Jackson transferred to the University of Georgia.^[2] As a sophomore, he recorded a .240 batting average with 14 home runs and 36 RBI.^[3] After the season he played summer ball for the Chatham Anglers in the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL).^[4] In his junior season, Jackson had a breakout year, leading the Southeastern Conference in both home runs and batting average through the end of April.^[5] After stealing three bases in the second game of a doubleheader against Ole Miss, he became the first player in school history to record 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a single season.^[6] Jackson was named to the midseason watch lists for the Golden Spikes Award and Buster Posey Award.^[7][8]

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Georgia Bulldogs bio