2017 Baseball Roster
Ware, Jackson
Jersey Number 4
Jackson Ware
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- Hometown:
- Statesboro, Ga.
- High School:
- Statesboro HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2018 SoCon All-Tournament Team
- 2018 All-SoCon Second Team (Media)
- 2018 SoCon Player of the Week (April 2)
- 2016 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team
- 2015 SoCon All-Freshman Team
Season-by-Season
2018
- Started all 60 games while rounding out impressive four-year career at Mercer
- Compiled career-bests in batting average (.351), runs (58), hits (78), doubles (10) & RBI (46)
- Led the Bears with .356 batting average in SoCon play
- Started at four defensive positions (LF, RF, 3B, 2B) after moving into the infield early in the season
- Left Mercer as program's all-time leader in sacrifice hits (51)
- Went 5-for-5 with three RBI in SoCon Tournament opener vs. VMI (May 23) & opened the tournament with hits in each of his first seven at bats
- Tallied consecutive four-RBI performances at Florida A&M (March 27) & ETSU (March 29)
- Ranked second on the team with 25 multi-hit games
- Extended a career-long 25-game on-base streak into SoCon Tournament play
2017
- Anchored left field, starting all 56 games for Mercer
- Batted .282 (49-for-174) with 39 runs scored & 25 RBIs
- Led the nation with 22 sacrifice bunts
- Totaled career-high eight home runs en route to 15 extra base hits
- Tied career-high of four RBIs in 2-for-3 effort at Austin Peay (3/3)
- Stole nine bases in 10 attempts
- Was flawless in the outfield, posting a 1.000 fielding percentage
2016
- Made 42 starts over 58 games in left field, opened season as the starter before reclaiming the position after a cold streak mid-season
- Batted .262 overall but heated up over final 17 games with a .314 average
- Tallied 31 RBIs and 31 runs scored
- Finished with 10 extra base hits, including seven doubles
- Drew 31 walks en route to a .400 on base percentage
- Stole three bases in four attempts
- Six of his 10 multi-hit performances came over final 15 games of the season
- Batted .388 with seven hits, five runs scored, two RBIs, one triple and one home run in SoCon Tournament play
2015
- Emerged as one of the Bears’ most consistent players after earning starting role as a freshman
- Played in 53 games with 42 starts
- Ranked second on the team with a .314 batting average
- Hit .364 with 25 RBIs over final 36 games of the year
- Had 18 multi-hit performances and seven multi-RBI efforts
- Batted .471 in SoCon Tournament play, helping Mercer earn the title and advance to NCAA Tournament
- Finished third on the team with a .418 on base percentage
- Reached base in 17 consecutive games during middle of the season
- Notched career-best four-hit effort vs. VMI at SoCon Tournament
- Hit first career grand slam and scored three times vs. Savannah State
Before Mercer
High School
- Four-year letter winner at Statesboro High School under head coach Jim Simmons
- Two-sport athlete that also started at defensive back for Statesboro's football team
- Voted baseball team MVP as sophomore and junior
- Tabbed team’s Silver Slugger Award winner in 2014
- Named Class 4A All-Region as junior and senior
- Helped Blue Devils to second round of State 4A Playoffs in 2013
- Earned Fighting Blue Devil Award on gridiron
Personal
- Son of Mitch and Judy Ware
- Has two older brothers, Jake and Josh
- Born May 3, 1996 in Springfield, Mo.
- Father, Mitch, is the quarterbacks coach at Army & played quarterback at Missouri State
- Brother, Jake, played baseball at Georgia Southern
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