High School: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 50th round of the 2010 MLB Draft... graduated from Mauldin High School in Mauldin, S.C.... named to all-state baseball team in 2009... named to all-region team in 2009... preseason All-American Honorable Mention in 2009... recorded .368 batting average in 2009 and .387 batting average in 2008... lettered three times in baseball.

Personal: Joseph Ray Jackson... born May 5, 1992... son of Joe and Linda Jackson... father, Joe, played golf at Furman... Great-great-great uncle, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, played in the major leagues from 1908-1920, playing for the Chicago White Sox from 1915-1920... majoring in business administration.