Jaclin Poole

Biography

Jaclin Poole was hired as the head softball coach on June 15, 2020. Prior to the 2023-24 academic year, the addition of Senior Woman Administrator was added to her title. Poole's 2025 team was tabbed in the region rankings for two weeks. The squad posted 28 victories, including a sweep over No. 20 Flagler. The program had four all-conference performers. USCA concluded the season with three student-athletes virtually re-writing the school's career record book (Payton Baker, Lakyn Phillips and Mallory Shaver). The 2024 season saw Poole's team crush the school record for home runs with 51, marking the third consecutive season the program has shattered the record. She coached six student-athletes that earned all-PBC recognition in Payton Baker, Jena Dewalt, Austyn Dixon, Skylar Morley, Phillips and Shaver. Poole's team earned a region ranking throughout the season and knocked off then-No. 11 Wingate during the regular season. She guided the Pacers to a fifth-place finish in the PBC. In 2023, Poole's team set the school record for home runs with 42. Emily Ayers and Lakyn Phillips garnered second-team all-conference honors while Shi Cain picked up PBC all-tournament team accolades after helping send the Pacers to the PBC Semifinals. During the PBC Tournament run, Cain recorded a pair of home runs and tallied two game-winning hits, including one against nationally-ranked No. 2 North Georgia. Poole, a native of Clover, S.C., comes to USC Aiken from Division II Lees-McRae, where she s