Jacksonville State Gamecocks softball
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks softball team represents Jacksonville State University in NCAA Division I college softball. As of July 1, 2023 the team participates in the Conference USA Conference (C-USA). Prior to the move they were in the ASUN, a league in which it had been a member from 1995 to 2003. Prior to that JSU played in the OVC. The Gamecocks are currently led by head coach Jana McGinnis.[2] Coach McGinnis played basketball at JSU from 1987-1990. Assistant coaches are Mark Wisener [3] and Julie Boland.[4] The team plays its home games at University Field located on the university's campus.[5] The Gamecocks reached the NCAA Super Regionals in 2009. The Gamecocks beat the University of Tennessee to advance.[6]
Jacksonville State Gamecocks | |
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University | Jacksonville State University |
Head coach | Jana McGinnis (24th season) |
Conference | C-USA D1 Division |
Location | Jacksonville, AL |
Home stadium | University Field (Capacity: 2,000) |
Nickname | Gamecocks |
Colors | Red and white[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
TAAC: 1996 OVC: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 |
Year-by-year results
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Jacksonville State (Gulf South Conference (Div.II)[7]) (1988–1994) | |||||||||
1988 | Amy Hardeman | 6–24 | 2–6 | ||||||
1989 | Amy Hardeman | 11–20 | 4–6 | ||||||
1990 | Amy Hardeman | 25–13 | 6–2 | ||||||
1991 | Amy Hardeman | 23–19 | 7–1 | ||||||
1992 | Amy Hardeman | 22–24 | 8–8 | ||||||
1993 | Amy Hardeman | 16–22 | 10–8 | ||||||
1994 | Jana McGinnis | 16–22 | |||||||
Jacksonville State (Trans America Athletic Conference[8]) (1995–2001) | |||||||||
1995 | Jana McGinnis | 33–16 | Ineligible | — | |||||
1996 | Jana McGinnis | 46–11 | 13–3 | 1st West | 1–2 NCAA Regional | ||||
1997 | Jana McGinnis | 32–17 | 14–6 | 1st West | |||||
1998 | Jana McGinnis | 24–18 | 9–7 | 3rd West | |||||
1999 | Jana McGinnis | 32–26 | 9–7 | 2nd West | |||||
2000 | Jana McGinnis | 33–21 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
2001 | Jana McGinnis | 24–25 | 9–5 | t-1st | |||||
Jacksonville State (Atlantic Sun Conference[8]) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
2002 | Jana McGinnis | 33–21 | 10–8 | t-5th | |||||
2003 | Jana McGinnis | 40–15 | 12–10 | t-6th | |||||
Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference[9]) (2004–2021) | |||||||||
2004 | Jana McGinnis | 42–21 | 16–9 | 5th | |||||
2005 | Jana McGinnis | 42–16 | 22–4 | 1st | |||||
2006 | Jana McGinnis | 43–15 | 21–5 | 2nd | |||||
2007 | Jana McGinnis | 35–23 | 17–10 | 2nd | |||||
2008 | Jana McGinnis | 40–16 | 22–4 | 1st | 2–2 2nd NCAA Regional | ||||
2009 | Jana McGinnis | 43–16 | 19–2 | 1st | 4–2 2nd NCAA Super Regional –NFCA #21 | ||||
2010 | Jana McGinnis | 30–19 | 13–6 | 2nd | 0–2 NCAA Regional | ||||
2011 | Jana McGinnis | 40–21 | 21–9 | 2nd | 1–2 NCAA Regional | ||||
2012 | Jana McGinnis | 28–28 | 19–11 | t-3rd | |||||
2013 | Jana McGinnis | 30–27 | 11–11 | t-2nd East | 0–2 NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | Jana McGinnis | 40–15 | 22–5 | 1st East | |||||
2015 | Jana McGinnis | 38–17 | 18–6 | 2nd | |||||
2016 | Jana McGinnis | 43–17 | 26–0 | 1st | 2–2 NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | Jana McGinnis | 41–12 | 15–1 | ||||||
2018 | Jana McGinnis | 35–25 | 16–6 | ||||||
2019 | Jana McGinnis | 36–15 | 17–5 | ||||||
2020 | Jana McGinnis | 15–11 | Not held | ||||||
2021 | Jana McGinnis | ||||||||
Total: | 834–576 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Jacksonville State University Style Guide & Identification Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- "Jana McGinnis - Head Softball Coach - Staff Directory".
- "Jacksonville State University - Staff Directory". www.jsugamecocksports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05.
- "Julie Boland - Assistant Softball Coach - Staff Directory".
- "University Field". JSUGamecockSports.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- "JSU Softball Advances to NCAA Super Regional".
- "2015 Softball Media Guide". JSU Gamecocks. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- "ASUN Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- "OVC Softball Records" (PDF). Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 12, 2015.