Billy Jackson had a sensational junior season after transferring to Rutgers-Camden from Camden County College. A two-way player who helped the team in the infield and also became one of the top pitchers in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, Jackson helped the Scarlet Raptors capture their second consecutive regular-season NJAC title. He returns to help anchor the pitching staff in his senior season.
Baseball 2015: Posted a 6-1 record and a 2.38 ERA in 64.1 innings, while holding opponents to a .245 batting average…Led the team in wins and had the top ERA of any pitcher over 20 innings…Also led the club with three complete games and two shutouts …Pitched in 10 games, finishing second on the club with nine starts and earning a save in his lone relief appearance…Finished second on the staff in innings and third with 36 strikeouts…Allowed 60 hits, 11 walks and 24 runs, only 17 earned…Was named New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Div. II/III First Team All-State…Had a streak of 19.2 consecutive scoreless innings (April 25-May 9), the second-longest sting in program history…Ranked among NJAC leaders in numerous pitching categories, including tied for second in pickoffs (4), third in ERA (2.38) and fewest walks per game (1.54), sixth in lowest batting average against right-handed hitters (.227), tied for sixth in wins (6), eighth in innings pitched per game (6.43, a mark that would have been much higher if not for one-third of an inning in his lone relief appearance), tied for eighth in starts (9) and ninth in lowest batting average allowed with runners on base (.231)…Also tied for 14th in saves (1), placed 15th in strikeouts (36) and tied for 32nd in appearances (10)…Among Raptor single-season records, tied for second in shutouts (one shy of the program mark), tied for seventh in wins and was 13th in ERA for all pitchers with a minimum of 35 innings pitched…Started 20 of his 25 games overall (11 of 15 as a position player) and hit .268 with one double, two home runs, six runs and seven RBIs…Had a .393 slugging percentage and a .328 on-base percentage…Collected 23 putouts, 41 assists and three errors for a .955 fielding percentage, while finishing fourth on the club with eight double plays…Notched a win in his first Raptor appearance and start, a 3-2 victory over 23rd-ranked Amherst College (March 15) in which he worked 6.1 innings, allowing four hits, three walks and two unearned runs, while striking out one…Suffered his lone loss of the season in a 4-0 defeat against Trinity (Conn.) on March 20, working six innings of seven-hit ball, allowing two walks and four runs (three earned), while striking out four…Hurled eight four-hit innings to earn a 5-1 win over William Paterson Univeristy (March 29, Game Two), striking out five and allowing only one unearned run…Had no decision in the Raptors’ 6-5 loss at Rowan University (April 6), allowing nine hits, one walk and four earned runs in five innings, while fanning three…Earned the victory in a 4-2 win against Ramapo College (April 11, Game Two), working eight innings and allowing seven hits, two earned runs and a walk, while striking out four…In his lone relief appearance, entered with two outs in the ninth inning and the bases loaded against Baruch College (April 14) and retired his lone hitter on a line out to left field, preserving a 3-2 victory and collecting a save…Had no decision as the Raptors lost a 9-8 game at New Jersey City University (April 18, Game One), working 6.2 innings and allowing 10 hits, one walk and eight runs (six earned), while fanning a season-high eight batters…Started his consecutive-inning scoreless streak in a 7-0 victory over nationally-ranked Kean University (April 25), becoming the only pitcher to shut out the Cougars all season…Hurled an eight-hitter with one walk and five strikeouts in that game…That performance earned him honors on March 30 as Rutgers-Camden’s Raptor of the Week…Followed up with another shutout in his next start, eliminating Montclair State University (May 1) in a losers’ bracket game in the NJAC playoffs, also by a 7-0 score…Allowed only five hits and one walk in that game, while striking out three, and also went 2-for-5 at the plate…Snapped his scoreless streak at 19.2 innings with two outs in the second inning against York College (Penn.) on May 9, but worked six innings and collected the win in a 12-5 victory…Allowed six hits, one walk and three runs (two earned), while striking out three in that game…Offensively, went 2-for-3 with two walks and one run while playing third base against The College of New Jersey (April 17), including his first hit as a Scarlet Raptor, an infield single in the second inning…Went 2-for-6 with one RBI in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Kean (April 25)…Had a monster game while playing second base against Salisbury University (May 8), going 4-for-5 with two runs, two home runs and six RBIs….Had a three-run homer, a solo shot and a two-run single in that game as his two homers tied for the second-most single-game home runs in program history.
Pre-Rutgers: Played two seasons of baseball at Camden County College…Captured NJCAA Division III All-America Second Team honors as a pitcher in 2013 after going 8-0 with a 0.32 ERA that led Division III nationally…Had 46 strikeouts and 11 walks in 57 innings, while allowing 39 hits…As a freshman in 2012, posted a 5-0 record, a 1.39 ERA, 18 strikeouts and 10 walks in 26 innings…Also hit .471 as a freshman (32-for-68) with three doubles, one triple, one home run, 23 runs and 17 RBIs…Hit (24-for-73) with six doubles, 13 runs and eight RBIs as a sophomore.
High School: Three-year baseball letterman at Buena Regional High School…First Team All-Conference.
Personal: Born October 25, 1992…William “Billy” Jackson…Criminal Justice major at Rutgers-Camden…Billy is the son of William and Michele Jackson of Estell Manor.
