University of Missouri-Columbia Baseball

Kerrick Jackson Coaching Career 2001 Fairfield Assistant Coach 2002 Emporia State Assistant Coach 2003 Coffeyville CC Assistant Coach 2004-05 Jefferson College Assistant Coach 2006-07 Nicholls State Assistant Coach 2008 STLCC Meramec Assistant Coach 2011-15 Missouri Assistant Coach 2018-20 Southern Head Coach 2023 Memphis Head Coach 2024-pr. Missouri Head Coach Coaching Awards and Achievements • 2019 SWAC Coach of the Year • 2023 Baseball America Trailblazer of the Year • ABCA Diversity in Baseball Committee Chairman • ABCA Third Vice President (2025-26) • 8 MLB Draft Picks as head coach A veteran coach with experience at all levels of baseball, Kerrick Jackson was tabbed as Missouri's 15th head coach in June 2023. Since that time, Jackson has undertaken the challenge of revitalizing the Tigers' tradition-rich program. These efforts have included hiring a diverse staff, recruiting a new-look roster and providing his pupils an entirely new way of approaching the game — and the way they go about working to achieve their common goal of returning Mizzou to national prominence. In his first season at the helm, Jackson oversaw the development of a Mizzou squad that displayed positive signs of growth while providing Tiger fans with numerous memorable moments, including six wins over nationally-ranked Southeastern Conference foes. The Tigers swept No. 6 Florida at home, in addition to topping a Kentucky squad that advanced to Omaha and posting impressive road wins over Georgia and Mi

Anthony Hansen joined the Tigers' staff prior to the 2024 season after concluding his collegiate playing career under Mizzou head coach Kerrick Jackson at Memphis the previous spring. A Columbia native, Hansen returns to mid-Missouri for his initial coaching foray after a standout playing career of his own. As a senior at Memphis, he hit. .290 with a club-best 12 home runs, while fielding at a .996 clip to help the Tigers register their first winning season since 2017. Prior to his 2023 season in Memphis, Hansen starred for William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., hitting .300 or better in all four seasons at the NCAA Division II school. In 2022, he was an ABCA All-American, as well as a CoSIDA Academic All-American after hitting 16 homers and setting a program record with 72 runs scored. The Hickman High product graduated from William Jewell in 2022 with a degree in business administration and non-profit leadership. He is currently working toward a graduate degree in positive coaching and athletic leadership at Mizzou. Hansen is married to his wife, Macyn.

Austin Grigsby is entering his second season on staff as a graduate assistant and his sixth year overall working for Mizzou Baseball. In his current position, Grigsby works closely with Director of Recruiting and Operations, Jose Carballo, assisting with operations and the development of Mizzou catchers. Before being elevated to graduate assistant, Grigsby spent four years as a student manager for Mizzou Baseball, catching bullpens and shadowing Carballo in his final season as a manager. Grigsby earned his bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation with a sport and tourism emphasis (sport management) from Mizzou in 2024. He recently completed his master's degree in M. Ed. Positive Coaching and Athletic Leadership in 2026. A native of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Grigsby graduated from Lee's Summit West High School in 2020.

Mizzou head coach Kerrick Jackson added former Tiger outfielder Bryson LeBlanc to his initial staff of full-time assistants in June 2023. The New Orleans native returned to Columbia after spending five seasons as an assistant coach at UC San Diego, where he served as third base coach, working primarily with the Tritons' hitters. LeBlanc played on two NCAA Regional-qualifying squads for former Tiger head coach (and current assistant) Tim Jamieson (2005-06) before embarking on his coaching career. Over the span of his first two seasons back in Columbia, the Tigers have shown measurable growth and development under LeBlanc. In 2025 Mizzou ranked third in the SEC in triples (15), sacrifice bunts (30) and HBP (102) while ranking sixth in stolen bases per game (1.22). The Tigers went on the road to College Station and swept the defending NCAA College World Series Runner-Up and preseason No. 1 Texas A&M, taking the series in dominant fashion behind a 23-8 margin of victory. The Tigers also split a series with NCAA Regional Qualifier and America East Conference champion, Binghamton, and earned a win over perennial baseball power UConn at the Puerto Rico Challenge. Jackson Lovich was a bright spot in the Mizzou lineup, leading the Tigers and ranking sixth in the SEC with a .357 batting average during the 2025 season. He added a team-best 12 home runs, 51 RBI, 39 runs, three triples and 20 walks with a 1.052 OPS. He finished his Mizzou career as a .311 hitter in 116 games (108 starts)

Mizzou Baseball head coach Kerrick Jackson named Drew Dickinson the Tigers' pitching coach in June 2025, and he will be entering his first season in the role...

No stranger to the Southeastern Conference, Jabari Brown joined Kerrick Jackson's Tiger coaching staff in June 2023 after working with one of the league’s—and the nation’s—top programs for two years. Brown was named the first recipient of Vanderbilt’s Maggie Corbin Minority Baseball Apprenticeship and spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons gaining knowledge in skill and leadership development, practice organization, video analysis, scouting, analytics and program building. Since joining Mizzou's staff, the Tigers have ranked third in the SEC in triples and top-six in stolen bases in back-to-back seasons. In 2025, The Tigers went on the road to College Station and swept the defending NCAA College World Series Runner-Up and preseason No. 1 Texas A&M, taking the series in dominant fashion behind a 23-8 margin of victory. During his first season in Columbia in 2024, Brown was a part of many memorable moments for Tiger fans, including six wins over nationally-ranked Southeastern Conference foes. The Tigers swept No. 6 Florida at home, in addition to topping a Kentucky squad that advanced to Omaha and posting impressive road wins over Georgia and Mississippi State squads that ended the year ranked among the nation's top-25 squads. As a member of the Commodores’ staff (2022-23), Brown was a part of Vanderbilt’s 2023 SEC Tournament championship club that garnered the No. 6 national seed in this year’s NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. In two seasons, he helped VU rack up 81 victories,

Jose Carballo enters his third year at Mizzou and his second as director of recruiting and operations. Carballo, who was elevated from director of player personnel in the summer of 2024, oversees all of the program's recruiting operations and leads the development of the Tigers’ catching corps. His energetic, relationship-driven approach emphasizes player growth, accountability, and a high-performance standard that reflects the core values of Mizzou Baseball. Before joining Mizzou, Carballo spent six years at Bethune-Cookman University. He served as the Wildcats’ hitting coach and recruiting coordinator from 2018–2023, following his start as a volunteer assistant in 2017. During his tenure, he played a key role in shaping the program’s offensive identity and elevating its recruiting footprint. A four-year standout on the diamond for B-CU, Carballo began his coaching career after a short stint in independent professional baseball in Puerto Rico. As a player, Carballo was a part of three conference championships and three NCAA Regional appearances. The Cataño, Puerto Rico, native also filled the role of volunteer assistant before being promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2019 season. Carballo is married to his wife, Alex.

Nick Parker joins the Tigers' baseball staff for the 2026 season as Director of Pitching Performance after concluding a five-year collegiate playing career f...

Missouri baseball head coach Kerrick Jackson turned to a familiar figure for the first selection to his 2024 coaching staff, officially tabbing former Tiger ...