Bio
Jackson Mayo joins the Explorers after playing four seasons at the University of South Florida. The Jacksonville, Florida native started in 54 of 55 games in 2025 for the Bulls and finished second on the team with seven home runs while slashing a line of .233/.333/.415. He would drive in 31 runs and swipe 12 bases, tying for second on the team in that category. Mayo reached base safely in 41 out of 55 games in 2025 for South Florida.
In 2024, Mayo started 48 games while playing 51 for the Bulls. He hit .262 with eight home runs and 36 RBI and finished tied for second on the team in homers and in RBI. Mayo slashed a line of .262/.367/.486 and added eight stolen bases over the course of the 2024 season. He recorded 15 doubles and picked up 10 multi-RBI games for South Florida.
Mayo played 47 games as a sophomore, hitting .189 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 2023. His first home run of the season was a game-tying three-run jack in the ninth inning, helping USF overcome a five-run deficit on the way to a 10-9 win over the seventh ranked University of Florida on the road in Gainesville. In 2022 the outfielder played in 49 games and started 41 as a true Freshman at USF. Mayo produced a .265/.366/.503 slash line during his first season on campus with nine home runs and 31 RBI. For his career, Mayo finished with a .240 average while belting 29 home runs and driving in 118 runs in 202 games.
Mayo would spend three summers playing wooden bat league summer ball. In 2022 he played for Gainesville of the Sunbelt League, hitting .290 in 28 games with two homers and eight RBI and adding 20 stolen bases. In 2024 and 2025, Mayo played for Williamsport in the MLB Draft League. He hit .276 with three home runs with 22 RBI in 2024 and hit .357 with three long balls and 24 RBI to go along with 24 team leading stolen bases in 2025. Mayo was named to the league’s All-Second Half Team following the season. He led the league with 61 hits across the entire summer and set a Williamsport-MLB Draft League record for most in a season and finish first in total bases (85) and runs (39).
Mayo was born in Birmingham, Alabama but grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Bolles High School in Jacksonville. He was named to the academic honor roll all four years in high school and was the team MVP award recipient following his Senior Year. Mayo bats and throws left-handed and can play all three outfield positions. He played 55 games in left field his final season at South Florida after playing 50 games his Junior season in centerfield.