Personal: Jackson was the inaugural recipient of the Athletes Unlimited Civic Leadership Award and was a member of the Athletes Unlimited Softball Player Executive Committee from 2020-22. She studied business at California and owns her own business, VIA, which is devoted to empowering girls to trust in themselves and create a life they love from lessons learned through the power of sports. Jackson enjoys creative writing, poetry, dancing, reading, and spending time with friends and family. She also likes to travel and experience different cultures and has a dog and a cat. Jackson lists her parents as people who have made a difference in her life. She played basketball in high school and wears No. 24 in honor of Rickey Henderson and because her siblings wore the number during their playing days.
2023 AUX Season: Jackson earned 498 leaderboard points, including 370 win points. She received MVP 3 accolades on June 15 in Team Mulipola's 7-4 win over Team Zerkle. Jackson started in all 10 games and recorded six hits, including a double, in 30 at-bats. She scored five runs and had a perfect 3-for-3 performance against Team Zerkle on June 15, scoring two runs. She also had two hits, including a double, against Team Filler on June 19.
2022 Championship Season: Jackson secured 1,092 leaderboard points and started all 15 games. She had a .234 batting average with three doubles and eight runs batted in. Jackson collected two hits and scored two runs in Week Two against Team Harshman. In the Week Two finale against Team Eberle, she drove in two runs and also collected two RBI in the season finale against Team Mulipola. Jackson registered a hit in four of the final five games, including all three outings during Week Five.
2022 AUX Season: Jackson compiled 740 leaderboard points. She was a starter in 11 games, hitting .333 with 12 hits, including a double and a triple. She also drove in three runs and scored three runs. Jackson registered at least one hit in 11 consecutive games to finish the season. She hit a triple against Team Zerkle on June 24 and also recorded a double on June 20 against Team Mulipola in the second game of a doubleheader.
2021 Championship Season: Jackson accumulated 1,088 leaderboard points in her second Athletes Unlimited season. She hit .235 with eight hits, including a double and a home run. Jackson tied for fifth in the league with two stolen bases.
2020 Championship Season: Jackson tallied 1,000 leaderboard points. She appeared in 13 games and registered a .233 batting average with one home run and eight runs batted in. Jackson tied for fifth in the league with three doubles and was one of 12 players to register a triple. She hit the first grand slam in Athletes Unlimited history against Team Pendley on August 29, 2020.
International Experience: Jackson was a member of Team USA from 2016-19. She earned a gold medal at the 2016 World Championships after hitting .591 with eight runs batted in. Jackson also led Team USA to a gold medal at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship after going 3-for-8 with nine runs batted in and 14 runs scored. She also competed in the World Cup of Softball from 2015-17 and was a member of the 2017 gold medal-winning Pan American Championship team. Jackson was a two-time participant at the USA Softball International Cup, winning a gold and bronze medal.
Other Professional Experience: Jackson played two seasons for Scrap Yard Fastpitch from 2018-19 and also competed for Forli of the Italian Softball League in 2018.
At California: Jackson was a four-year letter winner at California from 2015-18. She was a three-time NFCA All-Region First Team performer for the Golden Bears and earned All-Pac-12 commendations four times, including First-Team honors as a sophomore and senior. Jackson ranks third in program history with 279 career hits and fifth on the Golden Bears’ career ledger with 43 doubles. She hit .369 during her career, which is tied for third in California history, and led the Golden Bears in hits three times. Jackson holds a share of third place on the school’s single-season list with 83 hits during the 2015 campaign. She also stands second on the single-season ledger after hitting .446 as a freshman and posted a team-high 17 doubles and 33 runs batted in during her junior season.
