Outlook

Jackson Downing transferred to JCCC after attending Arkansas State University.

Freshman Year 2025 at Johnson County
Made 15 appearances, all in relief … Had 17 strikeouts over 14 and one-third innings pitched with an ERA 3.77 … Held opponents to a .250 average … Made his debut in a 21-11 loss at Amarillo, pitching one and one-third innings, allowing three runs, one earned, off three hits (2-1-25) … Pitched a perfect inning of relief, striking out two of the three batters faces, in a 3-1 loss to Crowder (2-66-25) … Allowed one runs off two hits with one strikeout in an inning of work in a 7-5 win over Iowa Western (3-2-25) … Logged one and one-third of scoreless, hitless relief with two strikeouts in a 5-2 loss to Metropolitan (3-11-25) … That started a string of seven straight appearances without allowing a run … Followed with another one and one-third inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit with two strikeouts in a 22-3 victory at Highland (3-13-25) … Struck out two of three batters over one inning in an 18-3 win at Metropolitan (4-15-25) … Followed with another perfect inning with a strikeout in a 23-0 win over Baker JV (4-21-25) … Logged a season-high two and one-third innings, allowing one hit with three strikeouts in an 18-4 at Fort Scott (5-2-25) … Appeared in all three games at the JUCO World Series, logging 2.1 innings in relief … Allowed two hits, one earned run, walked one batter and struck out one … Faced 12 batters and holding them to a .167 average … Earned a save with an inning pitched in a 14-13 win over Eastern Oklahoma State, allowing a walk and but zero hits (5-25-25).

Freshman Year 2024 at Arkansas State

Redshirted the 2024 season. 

High School

Was a two-year starter and three-time letter winner for coach Ryan Stegall at Liberty North High School, Liberty, Mo. … Graduated 2023 … Tabbed as one of the top 500 players nationally by Perfect Game … No. 21 overall player in Missouri and seventh-best right-handed pitcher … Two-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American Central Region Honorable Mention … Second-team All-State at third base as a senior while hitting .398 with a team-best 53 hits at the plate …  Also struck out 45 batters in 30 innings with a 2.07 ERA … Was a second-team All-Kansas City Suburban Gold Conference selection as a utility player …  As a junior named second-team all-conference as a pitcher and second-team All-State utility player…  Helped Liberty North HS to back-to-back state titles and a No. 20 national ranking in 2023 … The 2022 team also won a conference championship … Academic all-state honoree.

Personal

Born Jackson Lewis Downing on September 15, 2004 … Nicknames are JD and J-Dow … Son of Jeff and Jennifer Downing … Has a younger sister, Jillian … Majoring in physical education … Also recruited by Air Force Academy, Illinois State, Saint Louis and Wofford … Favorite food is steak … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Q39 … Favorite TV shows are Band of Brothers and The Pacific … Favorite movies are Mission Impossible and Top Gun … Favorite sports movie is Major League … Favorite actor and actress are Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson … Favorite book is Harry Potter … Favorite cartoon is Eric Cartman … Favorite athlete is Bobby Whitt, Jr. … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Steelers … His greatest sports moment was winning back-to-back state championship … Best player he has played against is Karson Milbrandt, the third round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins.