According to multiple reports and first reported by Kendall Rogers, Liberty baseball head coach Scott Jackson has resigned, ASOR can confirm these reports. He is expected to end up on staff at North Carolina.
Jackson has been the Flames’ skipper for eight seasons and took the program to three consecutive NCAA postseason berths from 2019-2022. However, the Flames have struggled the past two seasons, posting losing records in each. This past spring, Liberty was 24-34 overall and 11-13 in the program’s first season in Conference USA. Jackson was 246-181 overall during his time at Liberty.
Jackson is expected to join the staff at North Carolina where he served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2009-2016.
In 2022, Liberty secured its second consecutive NCAA at-large bid and went on to compete at the NCAA Gainesville Regional. The Flames finished the season with a 37-23 record and finished in first place in the ASUN East Division, and played for the conference championship for a third straight year. Liberty opened the season at 11-1 including a series win at No. 9 Florida and a 1-0 victory over No. 15 North Carolina. This led the Flames achieve their highest national ranking in program history when they reached No. 14 in the D1Baseball.com poll on March 14.
In 2021, the Flames secured the program’s second ever at-large bid while a 41-16 record set the school mark for winning percentage in a season at the NCAA Division I level. Liberty posted two wins over ACC foe Duke in the Knoxville Regional and saw its season end in the regional final against host and College World Series participant Tennessee.
Liberty won the ASUN title in 2019, the program’s first season competing in the league and advanced to an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2014. The Flames tied the program record for wins with 43.
Jackson served as Liberty’s pitching coach in 2008, helping the team to a 35-26-1 record and advancing to the Big South’s title game. He then left to join North Carolina where he spent 8 seasons and helped UNC post a 345-156 record while making three College World Series appearances. Jackson was recognized as one of the top assistant coaches in the country.
Prior to his time in Chapel Hill, Jackson served as pitching coach at UNC Wilmington and also for one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater Campbell.
