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Three things to know about Georgia baseball star Daniel Jackson

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Catcher Daniel Jackson has put his name alongside Charlie Condon and Gordon Beckham this year for Georgia baseball. Here are 3 things to know about him.

Georgia baseball had a regular season to remember and now it hopes to make plenty of noise this postseason. The nation’s top home run hitting team is led by catcher Daniel Jackson . The SEC Player of the Year has enjoyed a breakout 2026 season that is putting his name up there with the greatest players to don a Bulldog uniform.

He’s not shying away from the spotlight. “It’s a good feeling,” Jackson said. “It makes me feel special.

I’m not going to let it change me, what I’m trying to do. The process in which I go about things. It’s kind of an extra cool cherry on top, a reward for what I get to do.

” Here are three things to know about Jackson. Daniel Jackson is swinging a powerful bat Jackson is in his second season at Georgia after winning Southern Conference Player of the Year in 2024 at Wofford. He hit 12 homers as a freshman and 14 in 2025 after transferring to Georgia.