Odessa College celebrates Coach Jackson's 300th career win

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - In a season already marked with historic feats, Odessa College softball notched another milestone before the end of the regular season. Head coach Jeff Jackson earned his 300th career win as a head coach in the Wranglers' 11-0 win over El Paso Community College on April 29.

Jackson has been a collegiate softball head coach for nine years. He spent three years at the helm of Ranger College before taking over at Odessa College, where he is currently in his sixth season.

While it took nine years to surpass the 300-win mark, nearly one-third of the wins came in his past two seasons with the Wranglers. The 2022 and 2023 seasons accounted for 99 of Jackson's 300 wins.

"I do love winning. I love winning a lot more than I hate to lose," Jackson said.

Jackson inherited a historically competitive program when he was hired in 2017, but since then he has taken the Wranglers to new heights.

"Before I got here, Odessa was no slouch by any means. Always in the national rankings, just really a powerhouse program, something that was already nationally recognized and so I'm just fortunate to be able to continue running in the right direction," Jackson said.

In 2022, Odessa College was the regular season conference champion, the Region V West champion and the third-place finisher at the NJCAA National Championship Tou...