AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: Completed his first season with the Spartans.
2017: Appeared in 21 games, all out of the bullpen... Finished the season with a 1-0 record and 7.27 ERA... Struck out 22 batters in 26.0 innings... Picked up his first Spartan win against Grand Canyon (5/9) pitching 3.2 innings of shut out ball... Recorded season-highs in innings pitched (4.1) and strikeouts (6) against San Francisco (5/15).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of West Ranch High School in Valencia, Calif. … Lettered three times in baseball playing for coach Casey Burrill… Named California Region Honorable Mention by perfectgame.org after his senior year… Also named 2016 All-Foothill League… As a senior, appeared in 13 games, starting in eight, and recorded a 5-2 record… Struck out 48 batters in 53.1 innings… Recorded the first complete game no-hitter in school history… As a junior, appeared in 9 games out of the bullpen and tied for the team lead with three saves… Registered 16 strikeouts in 19.2 innings with a 1.07 ERA… Member of the SoCal Cubs scout team coached by Don Moriarty.
MORE ON JACKSON: Plans to major in radio-television-film… Enjoys fishing and making movies in his free time… Parents are Kenneth and Tracy Cunningham… Has an older sister, Madison and a younger sister, Abby… Native of Valencia, Calif.