Jackson Gregory '18 Recruiting Profile

Hi, my name is Jackson Gregory, and I am a baseball player. I am a student, player, and fan of the game.

I have dreamed of playing college baseball, and I have worked into making it a reality.  I have made great gains physically and mentally, this past year, and have matured into a leader on my team. I am looking for a baseball program and coaching staff that shares my goals and passion for baseball. I am rapidly developing into an elite player. I have worked hard, and it has paid off. I want to continue that development.

I have been hitting a baseball for as long as I remember. I have played organized baseball since I was four years old. The game is special to me.  I have always tried to be around the game, as much as I possibly could, to feed my passion. I volunteer at a local batting cage, and teach kids to dream, believe, and practice hard. I enjoy working with younger players. Their successes feed my passion.  When I was eight, I started to understand what this game was; I was a bat boy for an American Association team in my hometown.  I saw those guys practice and play everyday, and I loved it.  It ignited my passion, and they would help me, and I loved them for it.  Jimmy was their shortstop and taught me how to field a ground ball. Mark, the first baseman, would practice hitting with me.  It made me want to keep playing, continue to work hard, and to help others enjoy the game.

I am self-starter, and I work hard academically and athletically.  I am constantly in the cage and the books to better my student/athlete skills.  I get to school at 6:00 a.m. to lift weights, with my basketball coach. He has helped me push past what I thought I was capable of. In the last eighteen months, with the help of all my coaches, I have physically and mentally transformed.  I have grown four inches, but I have also grown into the athlete I dreamed of being.  I have increased my strength and stamina. I play varsity basketball on one of the top teams in the State.  I was voted captain of the high school baseball team.  We will have a very strong team my senior year.  I look for my teammates and I to be extremely competitive. I expect a breakout year and to play in the State Championship. 

I have grown into a leader, and I have embraced that role and responsibility. I was selected to be in Student Leadership and a mentor at my high school and I was captain on my baseball team as a junior. I maintain a 4.3 GPA in the honors program, and I am in the top ten-percent of my class.

I have overcome many obstacles already in my career. Being underestimated as a student and a player has taught me to work for everything and to take nothing for granted.  I didn't make the opening day varsity roster, my sophomore year, but I continued to work and grind and eventually I got put on halfway through the year and contributed to our teams late season success and run at the State Championship.

Thank you for taking the time to consider me for your program.