TROY — Troy opens baseball practice Friday with four Wiregrass players hoping to have an impact on a roster with an interesting mix of returning starters and talented newcomers.
Troy head coach Mark Smartt said Jackson hasn’t played catcher since high school, but Jackson said it’s been even longer than that.
“That may be a value he brings to our team that we didn’t know about. It’s preseason, we don’t know enough, but it’s a good time to look at it. He’s got a good bat, very, very physical. He’s a strong kid. He can hit. He’s going to be an impact player before he leaves here.