Completed Event: Baseball versus #3 Texas on May 16, 2025 , Win , 8, to, 6
Final
Baseball
8
vs #3 Texas
6
University of Oklahoma Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster
Nicklaus, Jackson
Jersey Number 15
Jackson Nicklaus
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
Bio
2024: Drafted in the 17th round to the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 520th overall pick of the 2024 MLB Draft ... 15th in program history with 27 home runs and sixth in walks drawn (124) ... All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … Big 12 All-Tournament Team ... started 55 of 57 games played … hit .303 with 10 home runs, nine doubles and three triples, batting in 37 runs … slugged .533 and held .429 on-base clip, drawing 39 walks and five HBP … had 15 games with multiple hits and nine multi-RBI showings … stole six bags on nine attempts … had a .965 fielding percentage, making 108 assists and 59 putouts to six errors while helping turn 19 double plays … had first career multi-homer game at DBU (2/20) … homered in three straight games and five out of six vs. Lamar (3/28-30) and at Oklahoma State (4/5-6) … homered and doubled in a 2-for-3, three RBI game vs. Texas (4/28 G2) … went 3-for-5 with a triple at Texas Tech (5/3) … went 2-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBIs in a win vs. TCU in the Big 12 Tournament (5/22) … hit a two-run walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth to cap a six-run comeback vs. Kansas in the Big 12 semifinals (5/24).
2023: An Academic All-Big 12 honoree … started all 59 games in which he played, all at second base … batted .234 with six home runs, nine doubles, 39 RBIs, 42 runs scored, 51 walks and nine stolen bases … had an OBP of .396 and slugged .401 … had nine multiple hit games and eight multiple RBI games … hit a pair of two-run home runs vs. California (3/3) … went 4 for 4 with a double and scored two runs vs. UNLV (3/7) … homered, drove in two runs and scored twice at Wichita State (3/28) … went 3 for 4 and notched five RBIs on a home run and two doubles vs. Texas Tech (4/16) … went 3 for 5 and scored four runs at Gonzaga (5/13).
2022: Named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... played in 62 games and made 56 starts (55 at second base and one as designated hitter) ... batted .288 with 11 home runs, 11 doubles, 36 RBIs, 48 runs scored, 34 walks and six stolen bases ... among freshman in OU baseball history, ranked first in walks (34), tied for second in home runs (11) and runs scored (48), tied for fifth in OBP (.397), sixth in total bases (105), tied for 7th in hits (61), eighth in RBIs (36) and 10th in doubles (11) ... hit .280 with five homers, three doubles, 12 RBIs and 20 runs scored in 23 Big 12 conference games (19 starts) ... had 15 multiple hit games and seven multiple RBI games ... went 2 for 2 with a double, a walk and a run scored vs. Northwestern State (2/26) and hit his first home run vs. NSU (2/27) ... notched three hits in back-to-back games vs. UTSA (3/12 and 3/13) ... scored three runs and singled vs. Baylor (3/26) ... went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and a double vs. Oklahoma State (3/29) ... went 3 for 5 with a homer, a double, a walk, three RBIs and three runs vs. Kansas State (3/30) ... went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs vs. Kansas State (5/1) ... homered in all three games of the K-State series ... went 3 for 4 with a home run and scored three times at Texas Tech (5/19) ... homered and drove in three runs in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals vs. Texas Tech (5/26) ... singled and drove in two runs in the NCAA Regional vs. Liberty (6/3) ... singled home a run in OU's 5-4 regional-clinching victory at Florida (6/6) ... went 2 for 3 with a double and two runs scored in the NCAA Super Regional at Virginia Tech (6/10) ... homered in the Super Regional-clinching victory at Virginia Tech (6/12) ... hit a grand slam and scored two runs in OU's first College World Series game vs. Texas A&M (6/17) ... went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI in the CWS vs. Notre Dame (6/19) ... singled and scored a run in the first game of the CWS finals vs. Ole Miss (6/25) and doubled home a run in the second game of the CWS finals (6/26).
High School: Attended Blue Valley High School … ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect and No. 2 third baseman in Kansas and a top-280 recruit nationally by Perfect Game … ranked as the No. 4 recruit in Kansas and a top-275 player nationally by Prep Baseball Report … hit .330 and earned all-conference honors while leading his team to a state championship in 20201 … earned first-team all-conference and all-state honors as a utility player after his sophomore season in 2019 … batted .400 with a .532 on-base percentage, 15 RBIs and 11 stolen bases as a sophomore … his junior season of 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19 … lettered as a freshman, driving in seven runs and posting a .365 OBP, earning honorable mention all-conference honors … high school coach was Tony Scardino … also played football during his freshman and sophomore years.
Personal: Major: entrepreneurship.
2023: An Academic All-Big 12 honoree … started all 59 games in which he played, all at second base … batted .234 with six home runs, nine doubles, 39 RBIs, 42 runs scored, 51 walks and nine stolen bases … had an OBP of .396 and slugged .401 … had nine multiple hit games and eight multiple RBI games … hit a pair of two-run home runs vs. California (3/3) … went 4 for 4 with a double and scored two runs vs. UNLV (3/7) … homered, drove in two runs and scored twice at Wichita State (3/28) … went 3 for 4 and notched five RBIs on a home run and two doubles vs. Texas Tech (4/16) … went 3 for 5 and scored four runs at Gonzaga (5/13).
2022: Named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... played in 62 games and made 56 starts (55 at second base and one as designated hitter) ... batted .288 with 11 home runs, 11 doubles, 36 RBIs, 48 runs scored, 34 walks and six stolen bases ... among freshman in OU baseball history, ranked first in walks (34), tied for second in home runs (11) and runs scored (48), tied for fifth in OBP (.397), sixth in total bases (105), tied for 7th in hits (61), eighth in RBIs (36) and 10th in doubles (11) ... hit .280 with five homers, three doubles, 12 RBIs and 20 runs scored in 23 Big 12 conference games (19 starts) ... had 15 multiple hit games and seven multiple RBI games ... went 2 for 2 with a double, a walk and a run scored vs. Northwestern State (2/26) and hit his first home run vs. NSU (2/27) ... notched three hits in back-to-back games vs. UTSA (3/12 and 3/13) ... scored three runs and singled vs. Baylor (3/26) ... went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and a double vs. Oklahoma State (3/29) ... went 3 for 5 with a homer, a double, a walk, three RBIs and three runs vs. Kansas State (3/30) ... went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs vs. Kansas State (5/1) ... homered in all three games of the K-State series ... went 3 for 4 with a home run and scored three times at Texas Tech (5/19) ... homered and drove in three runs in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals vs. Texas Tech (5/26) ... singled and drove in two runs in the NCAA Regional vs. Liberty (6/3) ... singled home a run in OU's 5-4 regional-clinching victory at Florida (6/6) ... went 2 for 3 with a double and two runs scored in the NCAA Super Regional at Virginia Tech (6/10) ... homered in the Super Regional-clinching victory at Virginia Tech (6/12) ... hit a grand slam and scored two runs in OU's first College World Series game vs. Texas A&M (6/17) ... went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI in the CWS vs. Notre Dame (6/19) ... singled and scored a run in the first game of the CWS finals vs. Ole Miss (6/25) and doubled home a run in the second game of the CWS finals (6/26).
High School: Attended Blue Valley High School … ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect and No. 2 third baseman in Kansas and a top-280 recruit nationally by Perfect Game … ranked as the No. 4 recruit in Kansas and a top-275 player nationally by Prep Baseball Report … hit .330 and earned all-conference honors while leading his team to a state championship in 20201 … earned first-team all-conference and all-state honors as a utility player after his sophomore season in 2019 … batted .400 with a .532 on-base percentage, 15 RBIs and 11 stolen bases as a sophomore … his junior season of 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19 … lettered as a freshman, driving in seven runs and posting a .365 OBP, earning honorable mention all-conference honors … high school coach was Tony Scardino … also played football during his freshman and sophomore years.
Personal: Major: entrepreneurship.
Johnson and Carmichael Postgame vs North Carolina
Monday, June 02
BB Highlights: OU 9, UNC 5
Monday, June 02
Johnson, Dickerson, Willits Postgame vs North Carolina
Sunday, June 01
BB Highlights: OU 17, Nebraska 1
Sunday, June 01
