From Cal's website
Was selected as a 2003 first team Preseason All-American by Baseball America, a second team Preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and a third team Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball…an extremely talented hitter with the ability to hit for both power and average…will move back from first base to third base this season…played for the USA National Team this past summer and was Team USA's designated hitter, batting fourth in the world championship game against Cuba…during the world championship, went 7-for-22 (.318) with three doubles and five RBI, including the game-winning RBI double in the United State's 2-1 semifinal victory over Japan on Aug. 10…finished the summer batting .312 (29-for-93) with 11 doubles, one home run and 11 RBI…also had a .462 slugging percentage and a .416 on-base percentage for Team USA…was one of Cal's top blue-chip recruits who was drafted in the 31st round by the Cleveland Indians in the June 2000 Major League Amateur Draft and was selected one of Baseball America's Top 50 high school recruits…AS A SOPHOMORE (2002): Was a 2002 first team All-Pac-10 selection…batted .382 (84-for-220 second in Pac-10, .340 versus Pac-10 competition) with 16 doubles (ninth in Pac-10), two triples, 16 home runs (third in Pac-10) and 61 RBI (fifth in Pac-10)…also led the Pac-10 in total bases (152) and slugging percentage (.691), was fourth in hits (84) and fifth in on-base percentage (.461)…had a team-best 27 multiple hit games and 18 multiple RBI games…went 7-for-13 with two doubles and two RBI May 10-12 versus Oregon State…was named Pac-10 Player of the Week (Apr. 22) after going 7-for-16 with a double, four home runs and 10 RBI versus Fresno State Apr. 16 and at Arizona State Apr. 19-21…hit home runs in four consecutive games Apr. 16-21…was 4-for-4 with three RBI Apr. 9 at Saint Mary's…hit home runs in four consecutive games Mar. 23-29…was 6-for-8 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI Mar. 28-30 at USC…went 4-for-12 with a double, two home runs and three RBI Mar. 22-25 at Washington State…was 6-for-11 with a double and six RBI Mar. 15-17 at UC Irvine…hit game-winning grand slam in 10th inning Mar. 5 versus Georgetown…was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI Feb. 26 versus Centenary…went 8-for-14 with a double, home run and four RBI Feb. 22-24 versus Boston College, including going 4-for-5 with an RBI Feb. 22…was 5-for-11 with a home run and five RBI Feb. 8-10 versus Gonzaga…went 3-for-5 with a triple, home run and three RBI Feb. 6 versus San Jose State…was 6-for-12 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI Feb. 1-3 at UNLV…hit home runs in three consecutive games Feb. 3-8, including grand slam Feb. 8 versus Gonzaga…had career-high 15-game hitting streak (30-for-63, 4-2B, 2-3B, 6-HR, 20 RBI) to start the 2002 season…batted .443 (35-for-79) with runners in scoring position…was a Midseason Sophomore All-American in Baseball America…was a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy as the nation's top collegiate player…AS A FRESHMAN (2001): Batted .288 (67-for-233, .319 versus Pac-10) with 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs, 31 RBI and a team-high 37 walks (second in Pac-10) and 50 runs scored (ninth in Pac-10)…had a 14-game hitting streak from Mar. 10-Apr. 1 (19-for-52, .365, 3-2B, 3B, 7 RBI) and had a seven-game hitting streak from May 4-13 (13-for-31, .419, 3-2B, 3-HR, 6 RBI)…went 3-for-4 May 7 at Saint Mary's and 6-for-11 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBI May 12-13 at Kansas State…went a career-high 4-for-5 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBI May 12 at Kansas State…was 3-for-12 with a double, home run and three RBI May 4-6 at UCLA…went 6-for-15 with two RBI Apr. 20-22 at Arizona…was 7-for-12 with two RBI Mar. 30-Apr. 1 at Washington…went 4-for-10 with a double, triple and RBI Mar. 23-25 versus Washington State…went 2-for-2 with an RBI Mar. 6 versus Nevada…had a seven-game hitting streak Feb. 18-Mar. 6 (10-for-26, .385, 2B, HR, six RBI)…went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (first collegiate HR) Feb. 27 versus San Jose State…in season-opener Feb. 2 versus Santa Clara went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI…batted .328 (21-for-64) with runners in scoring position…was an honorable mention Freshman All-American in Collegiate Baseball...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At El Camino Real High School was a high school All-American, Los Angeles 4A City Player of the Year, first team All-Valley and first team All-City…led his team to Los Angeles City Championships at Dodger Stadium in 1998 and '99, and a runner-up finish in 2000…as a junior batted .425 with eight home runs and as a senior batted .450 with 10 home runs…was invited to the USA National Team tryouts in the summer of 2000 and played for the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2001…was a four-time high school scholar-athlete…majoring in theatre...father, John, plays Admiral A.J. Chegwidden on the television series JAG…parents are John and Jana Jackson...born May 7, 1982 in Austin, TX.