He played college baseball at Central Michigan University from 1974 to 1979 for head coach Dave Keilitz.

He then spent the next 11 years as the head baseball coach at Nouvel Catholic Central High School, where he won two state championships in 1990 and 1997.

Jaksa guided the Chippewas to 500 wins,[2] and was twice named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year.

On June 2, 2018, Jaksa retired from Central Michigan as the program's 2nd most winning head coach.

[3] Just two months after his retirement, he was named the head baseball coach at Saginaw Valley State University.