A native of Glen Burnie, Maryland with more than 15 years as a college baseball coach, Jimmy Jackson, has been hired by new head coach Matt Swope. Jackson will serve as an Assistant Coach/Pitching Coaching with the Terrapins after most recently serving as Associate Head Coach/Pitching Coach at James Madison.
Jackson has spent the last eight years at James Madison with the first four as an assistant coach (2016-19) before being elevated to associate head coach from 2020-23. In their first season in the Sun Belt Conference, this past season, the Dukes won 15 conference games, their most in league play since 2011. During Jackson’s time in Harrisonburg, James Madison had nine MLB Draft picks including six pitchers with both Kevin Kelly (Tampa Bay Rays) and Nick Robertson (Los Angeles Dodgers) currently pitching in the majors.