On this special edition of Mixtape Talk, I chop it up with Memphis University Head Coach Kerrick Jackson. Coach Jackson is one of the most respected coaches in the fraternity of Black skippers. He has coached at every collegiate level and spent time away from coaching serving as an MLB scout, baseball agent (with the Boras Corporation), and the President of the MLB Draft League. In 2017, he led Southern University from 9 wins (2018) to the SWAC Championship and a birth in the NCAA tournament in 2019. In June 2022, at the time of his hire, Jackson became the 3rd Black coach selected to lead a PWI DI program, and the first Black coach to lead the Memphis program. As he says in the conversation, his selection was not only the right hire based on merit but also a statement appointment for Memphis University and the community of Memphis. This conversation is insightful and fun. Please follow Memphis Baseball and the Black Baseball Mixtape.
MIXTAPE TALK 006: KERRICK JACKSON, HEAD COACH OF MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY
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