Christopher Newport University

2025 -- Freshman -- Appeared in six games out of the bullpen in his first season with the Captains ... Made collegiate debut on February 15 against Messiah ... Posted scoreless appearances in four of his six outings ... Notched an impressive 4.1 no-hit innings against nationally-ranked Lynchburg, striking out six batters on April 10 ... Added two scoreless innings against Mary Washington on April 19 and one agains Southern Virginia on March 25 ... Finished year with a 6.00 ERA with six earned runs allowed over 9.0 innings pitched ... Struck out eight batters while allowing just four total hits ... Led the team with a .129 batting average against

At Alpharetta -- Varsity letterman in baseball for three years and also lettered in football for two seasons ... Helped lead team to the final 16 of the 7A playoffs ... Earned honorable mention All-Region honors in 2024 as a right-handed pitcher for the Raiders ... Also played with the Barrett Braves (2015-19), the Hitters Park Hurricanes (2020-23), the Brookhaven Bucks Sunbelt League and Perfect Game All-Tournament Teams ... Named a 2024 Perfect Game Preseason All-American ... As a senior, led team with a 1.93 ERA while adding four saves and two wins

Personal -- Jackson Richard Chappell was born in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Ted and Sharon Chappell ... Has one brother, Robert, and one sister, Sarah ... His father, Ted, played baseball at Emory and his brother, Robert, was a member of the cross country and track & field programs at Army ... Favorite athlete is Michael Harris II ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Greg Maddux in his prime ... Most impressive person met is his sister ... Dream vacation is a cruise to Hawaii ... Favorite food is sushi and wings ... Favorite movie is Moneyball and favorite TV show is The Mandalorian ... Favorite book is The Giver by Lois Lowry and favorite musician is Gunna ... Majoring in Business Management and Marketing.