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Memphis baseball ends in UCF defeat, opens head coaching seat

Memphis Tiger baseball fell to UCF in a 15-2 final as head coach Daron Schoenrock enters retirement.

Credit: AP

Memphis outfielder Sterling Turmon (25) at NCAA baseball game against Southern Illinois Edwardsville Sunday, March 20, 2022 (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After a hard-fought battle against #2 seeded UCF, the Memphis Tigers baseball season ended in a 15-2 final.

Not the end we hoped for, but that ends the 2022 season#GoTigersGo pic.twitter.com/lMmo5TfuxG
— Memphis Baseball (@MemphisBaseball) May 28, 2022

Prior to the start of the season, Head Coach Daron Schoenrock announced his retirement at the end of this season opening the head coaching position to the reported replacement Kerrick Jackson.

The end of an era for @MemphisBaseball
Thank you @CoachRock43 for your 18 seasons of commitment to the student-athletes, their families, your staff and for the University of Memphis. 1st class coach, mentor and friend! You did a lot with very very little… #Rock pic.twitter.com/mHwK9w9QAT
— Russ McNickle (@RussMcNickle) May 28, 2022

Jackson will be the first ever African American head coach of the Memphis Tigers baseball team.

A well-respected leader, recruiter, talent evaluator, player developer and baseball visionary across all levels of the game.

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙤𝙣!#GoTigersGo pic.twitter.com/h5BkjPChR4
— Memphis Baseball (@MemphisBaseball) May 29, 2022

Prior to his future with the Tigers, Jackson ended his playing career in 1997.

Jackson functioned as an assistant coach for nine years before becoming the head coach of Southern University.

Jackson was also the president of the MLB draft league.