Baseball

2024 (Junior): Green competed in 42 of Tech’s 55 contests, making 35 starts, including 23 in center field, seven in right field, three as the designate hitter, and two in left field… ranked second on the team with 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts… hit .239 with a .375 on-base percentage and .434 slugging percentage… finished the year with 27 hits, six doubles, two triples, four home runs, 26 runs, 14 RBI, and 23 walks… delivered a career-high three hits and two doubles with two RBI and two runs scored against Sacred Heart (Feb. 25)… also strung together a 3-for-3 day at the dish and a career-high three stolen bases at Middle Tennessee (Apr. 17)… stole three bags with two hits and two runs against Queens (Mar. 9)… drove in a career-best three runs with a program-record three sacrifice flies and official 0-for-0 day at the plate with two walks against Western Illinois (Mar. 29)… turned in seven multi-hit efforts during the season… drove in multiple runs three times… earned a season-long 11-game reached-base streak… turned in a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with one outfield assist.

2023 (Sophomore): Green appeared in 30 of the team’s 55 games, making all nine of his starts in center field… tied for second the team with three steals on four attempts… ended the year with a slash line of .220/.373/.244… tallied nine hits, eight runs, a double, three RBI, and nine walks… recorded season-highs of two hits, two runs, and two walks with a double at Queens (Mar. 5)… turned in a season-best two RBI while going 1-for-4 at Queens (Mar. 4)… did not make an error in the field and posted one outfield assist.

2022 (Freshman): Green played in 39 of Tech’s 57 games in his first season in the purple and gold, making four starts, including three in center field and one in right field… posted a .161 batting average with a .278 on-base percentage and .258 slugging percentage… totaled five hits, eight runs, three doubles, and three RBI… finished 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts… made his collegiate debut as a pinch runner in the season opener against Oral Roberts (Feb. 18)… picked up his first career steal and run scored against Radford (Feb. 19)… gathered his first hit, RBI, and double as a pinch hitter against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25)… earned his first career start against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 26)… drove in a season-high two runs with a double at Southeastern Louisiana (Mar. 13)… scored a season-best two runs on the back of two walks against Lipscomb (Mar. 15).

High School: Green was a three-sport athlete and two-year letterwinner as a shortstop at West Jessamine High School in Nicholasville, Ky., for head baseball coach Jason Carter… also lettered in football for head coaches John Gilliam and Scott Marsh and in basketball for head coach Damon Kelley… as a senior, hit .535 with 46 hits, 31 runs, 24 RBI, four doubles, four triples, three home runs, and 25 stolen bases in 25 games… batted .376 with 32 hits, 25 runs, 21 RBI, five doubles, two triples, and 19 stole bags in 27 games as a sophomore… did not play as a junior with the cancellation of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic… as a senior in football, led Class 5A in receiving with 1,093 yards and 21 touchdowns… averaged 8.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game on the hardwood as a junior.

Personal: Full name is Jackson Green.

Academic: Majoring in exercise science and physical wellness with an emphasis in sports administration… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four times and the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

Honors & Awards:

• 2022 OVC All-Freshman Team