Baseball
- Title:
- Director of Operations
- Email:
- jackson.root@maine.edu
Jackson Root enters his second year as a member of the Baseball staff. In his first season in 2023, he served as the Director of Operations.
Root got involved in coaching with his Dad, who is a long time high school coach in Vermont, he started his coaching career serving as the pitching Coach for Essex High School from 2020-22.
He took over as General Manager and Head Coach for the Colchester Cannons, a legion and travel summer team, which he has spent the previous four seasons being a part of their organization from 2020-24.Â
He has a background in pitching analytics and player development and will serve as an Assistant Coach and Pitching Coordinator on Nick Derba's staff.
A 2022 graduate of the University of Vermont, Root got his bachelors in Public Communications with a minor in Political Science.
