AS A JUNIOR (2015)
PBC All-Academic ... PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Helped UNCP to earn the 2015 PBC Softball Sportsmanship Award … In the outfield, she played in and started in all 47 games for UNCP … Posted the fourth-highest batting average of .327, had with 39 runs, 52 hits, nine doubles, one triple and three homers … Had 15 RBI on 159 at-bats … Was 6-for-7 in stolen base attempts … Notched a .407 on-base percentage (third on the team), a slugging percentage of .453 (third on the team) and a fielding percentage of 1.000 … Recorded 61 putouts and five assists … Totaled 72 total bases to finish second on the team, one sacrifice fly and four sacrifice hits … Walked 18 times during the year … Went 4-for-6 in the season opener against Kutztown on February 6 … Went 2-for-4 against Coker on February 8, Lander on February 21, Georgia Southwestern on March 8, North Georgia on March 15, Winston-Salem State on March 25 and Flagler on April 12 … Went 3-for-5 against Winston-Salem State on March 25, 3-for-4 against Columbus State on April 1, USC Aiken on April 17, 2-for-2 against Mars Hill on February 13 and 2-for-3 against Catawba on February 14, Wingate on February 28 and Mount Olive on April 21 … Had home runs against Georgia Southwestern, Winston-Salem State and USC Aiken … Logged a season best two RBI against Coker and USC Aiken … Crossed home plate a season-best three times against Mars Hill, Georgia Southwestern and USC Aiken … Had 14 multiple hit games (second on the team), two multiple RBI games, had a six game hitting streak and an 12 game streak of reaching base.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Helped UNCP to earn the 2014 PBC Softball Sportsmanship Award … As an outfielder, she played in 46 games and started in 45 for UNCP … Posted the highest batting average on the team of .343, had a team-high with 34 runs, 47 hits, seven doubles, two triples and one homer … Had 13 RBI on 137 at-bats … Was 5-for-8 in stolen base attempts … Notched team-high .441 on-base percentage, a slugging percentage of .445 and a fielding percentage of .957 … Recorded 63 putouts and four assists … Totaled a 61 total bases and five sacrifice hits … Walked a team-high 21 times during the year … Went 4-for-4 against Pfieffer on April 9, 3-for-4 against Coker on February 22, 3-for-3 against St. Andrews on February 20, Georgia Southwestern on March 9, 2-for-3 against GRU Augusta on March 21, Pfeiffer on April 9 and 2-for-2 against Limestone on March 4 … Logged not only her first career homerun, but her first collegiate grand slam as she went 3-for-3 with five RBI in the second game against Georgia Southwestern for the 17-5 victory … Scored game-winning run against Mount Olive on February 17, Bellarmine on March 2 and Flagler on April 12 … Crossed home plate a season-best four times against Georgia Southwestern … Had a shared second team best 10 multiple hit games, one multiple RBI games and a team-high 10 game hitting streak.
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll … In the infield and outfield, she played in 40 games and started in 29 games for UNCP … Posted a .270 batting average, had 18 runs and 20 hits … Also had three RBI on 74 at-bats … Was 6-for-7 in stolen base attempts … Notched the fourth-best on base percentage of .333, a slugging percentage of .270 and .823 fielding percentage … Recorded 32 putouts and 19 assists … Totaled 20 total bases and two sacrifice hits … Walked six times during the year … Went 2-for3 against West Liberty on March 12 and 2-for-2 against Georgia College on March 16 and USC Aiken on March 29 … Logged a season best two RBI in the 4-1 victory against Augusta State.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Farmville Central High School under coach Sean Talbott … A letterman in softball and volleyball … Received 2008-09 all-conference honorable mention honors, was named the 2009-10 MVP and all-conference and the 2011-12 Coaches Award and Player of the Year accolades for the Eastern Plains Conference … In her senior year, she helped the Jaguars to a 15-8 record with a .545 batting average, 47 RBI, 16 stolen bases, five home runs and a .975 fielding percentage … In the circle, she pitched 152 innings and totaled a 1.18 ERA with 146 strike outs … As a junior, the team notched an overall record of 17-5 with Jackson registering a .567 batting average, 18 stolen bases, a .955 fielding percentage, 1.07 ERA and 126 strikeouts in the 148 innings pitched … Earned Offensive Player of the Year and was named all-conference for her performance … Also played for the Pitt County Girls Softball League under coach Charlie Langley and won the Golden Glove in 2009 in the 16 and under Babe Ruth World Series.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Ronnie Kirkham and Anthony R. Jackson … Has one older brother … Garnered a 3.95 cumulative grade point average and was ranked 19th out of her 147-member senior class … Earned a spot on the Principal's List for her academic accomplishments and was a member of Save Club … Undecided in her course of study at UNCP.
