UAPB Softball: Samaria Jackson Named First Team SWAC All-Conference

Pine Bluff, AR. – University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, first baseman Samaria Jackson was named to the Southwestern Athletic Conference Preseason First Team by the coaches and Sports Information Directors on Wednesday morning.  This is the second time Jackson has been named a SWAC Conference Preseason in her career.

Jackson, a graduate student from White Hall, AR. who’s working on her master, put together a very solid year for the Golden Lions in 2023 both at the plate and at first base. Starting all 43 games in 2023, Jackson boasted a .298 batting average while hitting four home runs and driving in 12 runs.

On the defensive side, Jackson ranks 9th in the SWAC Conference with a fielding percentage of 0.969, with only seven errors in 43 games, which ranks her in the top-10 in the conference, with (202) putouts. Jackson had a game-high against Alcorn St., going 3-for-4 with one run scored, one double, and two RBI’s.

UAPB will kick off their season opener at home in a three-game series against Quinnipiac University on February 10-11 at the Torii Hunter Softball Complex.