Round 45 - LHP - Terrance Jackson

6-9-10 from: -

Terrance Jackson of Oklahoma City University has been selected by the New York Mets in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.


Jackson, a junior from Greenville, Ala., was taken in the 48th round with the 1,352nd pick Wednesday. The draft lists Jackson as a left-handed pitcher, but he also served as OCU’s regular center fielder this year.

For the Stars, Jackson went 6-2 with a 6.83 earned run average while striking out 60 in 54 innings pitched. Jackson notched a complete-game effort against Northwestern Oklahoma State on May 12 at Jim Wade Stadium in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament. Jackson fanned 10 in 5.2 innings of an 11-1 win over Oklahoma Baptist on April 10 in Shawnee, Okla.

“He is a dual-position player,” OCU coach Denney Crabaugh said of Jackson. “He changes speeds well. He has become more effective with an improved breaking ball. He is a good defensive outfielder who gets the ball. He is a solid offensive player who combines speed with power.”

Jackson hit .338 with 63 runs scored, 79 hits, 26 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, 58 RBIs and a team-high 15 stolen bases. In the SAC Tournament, Jackson hit .393 with two doubles, four homers, 11 RBIs and two steals. Jackson went 3-for-4 with a double, two homers – including a grand slam – three runs scored and six RBIs against Southern Nazarene on May 11 in the SAC Tournament.

Jackson drove in four runs on three occasions – at Texas Wesleyan on Feb. 6, against Southwestern Oklahoma State on Feb. 16 and vs. Wayland Baptist (Texas) on April 30. Jackson went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a double, a three-run homer and four RBIs against Texas Wesleyan.

5-6-10 from: - http://www.ocusports.com/news/2010/5/6/BB_0507105353.aspx?path=baseball - Oklahoma City University’s rally fell short in a 14-13 loss to Southern Nazarene on Thursday at Jim Wade Stadium. The Stars plated four ninth-inning runs before the game ended. OCU, ranked seventh in NAIA baseball, dropped to 40-13, 22-7 in the Sooner Athletic Conference, while SNU went to 31-17, 16-13.
Down 14-9 entering the bottom of the ninth, Terrance Jackson cut OCU’s deficit to four runs by hammering a double to left to bring Matt Presley in from second base. Steve Vitale added a two-out RBI base hit up the middle of the infield to score Jackson.