Ole Miss adds FAU transfer third baseman Jackson Ross

OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss added a big commitment from Florida Atlantic transfer third baseman Jackson Ross on Monday. His commit comes immediately on the heels of the announcement that Arizona State transfer shortstop Luke Hill had pledged to the Rebels.

The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Ross hit .345 with 14 homers (second on the team) for FAU last season. He tallied 58 RBIs (third on the team) and had a 1.042 OPS for the Owls in 2023.

Top 5th: #FAU 6 #Rice 0 | Jackson Ross FIRES the 2-RUN HOMER TO LEFT FIELD for his 13th this season! 🔥 IN COMPLETE CONTROL SO FAR! #GoOwls!🦉⚾️🧢 pic.twitter.com/O3R7GF6Zmq

— FAU Owls Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 25, 2023

Ross, the only FAU player to start all 59 games at the same position last year, was named C-USA First Team All-Conference.

He led the team with 26 multi-hit games in 2023 and homered in six of the final eight games of the season, including twice in the C-USA Tournament.

Thus far through the portal, the Rebels have added pitchers Liam Doyle (Coastal Carolina), Kyler Carmack (Arkansas State) and Connor Spencer (Southeastern), along with the aforementioned Luke Hill, transfer infielder Andrew Fischer (Duke) and outfielder Treyson Hughes (Mercer).

Welcome to Oxford, Jackson!

Evelyn Van Pelt

Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.