JSU's Adam Miller runs the bases after hitting a home run against Morehead State on Thursday. (Photo by Courtney Davies)
Gamecocks open series with win over Morehead State
The push by Jacksonville State to secure a first-round bye in the upcoming conference tournament got off to a good start Thursday as the Gamecocks opened their final regular-season series with an 8-2 win over Morehead State.
May 16, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tony Urban has a 3-2 record this year with a 4.72 ERA.
JSU's Urban ready for Game 3 call
The Jacksonville State baseball team plays its final series of the season this week with a chance to share the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship. It’s going to take a sweep — and a little help — but if it comes down to Saturday to clinch, JSU coach Jim Case has a pitcher who is familiar and comfortable in such high-stakes situations — sophomore Tony Urban.
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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State golf tournament: White Plains boys, Alexandria girls in contention
White Plains' boys and Alexandria's girls are in second place as they head into Tuesday's final round at the state golf tournament.
May 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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JSU softball: Gamecocks will open NCAA tourney against defending champion Alabama
The Gamecocks are playing in the Tuscaloosa Regional in the NCAA softball tournament and will open with defending champion Alabama. The two teams will play at 6 p.m. Friday.
May 12, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former Minnesota quarterback headed to Jacksonville State
When Max Shortell decided it finally was time to get off the wild and confusing ride that was his first two years at Minnesota, nothing was more important than finding the perfect place to land. There were several suitors for a quarterback with 13 games of BCS experience, but it ultimately came down to where he and his gunslinger style fit best. That became Jacksonville State and once he completes the necessary paperwork, he’ll be on his way to becoming a Gamecock “for good.”
May 11, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gamecocks fall to Belmont for second straight day
It was cold, damp and ugly. And then there was the weather. After waiting out a soaking rain for five hours and then playing through its remnants, Jacksonville State dropped game two of its weekend series with Belmont Saturday 10-6, falling further behind in the Ohio Valley Conference baseball race.
May 05, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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JSU notes: Gamecocks, Green working on possible new deal
Bits and pieces about Jacksonville State, including basketball, football and scheduling.
May 04, 2013 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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David Ragan hangs out in the garage area at Talladega on Friday. (Photo by Bill Wilson)
Gilliland, Ragan looking to pull off underdog win at Talladega
Every time David Ragan and David Gilliland go to Daytona and Talladega they think this could be the week one of them winds up in Victory Lane. This week it really could happen. And if one takes the checkered flag in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, while it might be an underdog win, it wouldn’t be an upset. They’ve been that close before.
May 04, 2013 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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JSU baseball: Gamecocks drop series opener to Belmont
In the opener of a series that should have a huge bearing on who gets the first-round byes in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, Belmont blanked Jacksonville State 3-0 on Friday at Rudy Abbott Field. The loss dropped the Gamecocks (26-20, 17-5 OVC) into a second-place tie with Belmont (31-13, 17-5), one game and 19 percentage points behind league-idle Tennessee Tech.
May 03, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Daytona gave Danica Patrick a lesson about superspeedway racing. (Photo by Bill Wilson)
Danica Patrick learns about restrictor-plate racing
Danica Patrick made history at the Daytona 500 by becoming the first woman to win a pole in Sprint Cup history. On race day she ran in the top 10 all day and led three times. Nothing to this superspeedway stuff, right?
May 03, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jacksonville State’s Coty Blanchard is riding a 13-game hitting streak, the longest active run in the Ohio Valley Conference. (Photo by Bill Wilson)
After rough start to 2013 season, Blanchard has Gamecocks perched atop conference standings
Coty Blanchard was thinking about doing something a couple of weeks ago that would seem, well, unthinkable, now. The versatile Jacksonville State infielder was considering changing his walkup song. Now, that might not seem like a big deal to some, but ballplayers are a superstitious lot. Just about the time Blanchard was thinking about changing the name of that tune, he got hot at the plate — and so did the Gamecocks. Now, the song that follows the two-sport star to the plate has become something of a team anthem.
May 03, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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JSU picks up junior college forward
D.J. Felder chose Jacksonville State because he believes actions speak louder than words. Now, he is looking forward to having his actions speak volumes for the Gamecocks. Felder, a 6-foot-7 forward from East Georgia State College, has signed to play for JSU and will be taking his official visit this weekend.
May 02, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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JSU hits Ricciardi hard, knocks off Alabama State 9-2
All the Jacksonville State hitters remember how hard it was to score on Anthony Ricciardi the first time they faced him this year, so coach Jim Case couldn’t help being impressed with what they did against him Wednesday night. The Gamecocks erupted for three runs in the first and two more in the third against the Alabama State senior right-hander on the way to a 9-2 victory at Rudy Abbott Field.
May 01, 2013 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Today's JSU baseball capsule
The Jacksonville State baseball team hosts Alabama State today
Apr 30, 2013 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stable of relievers strong at Jax State
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 25, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The guys who live there may be called firemen, but a call to the bullpen from the Jacksonville State dugout isn’t always a call for help. A lot of times this year it has been a call to put the game to bed. The Gamecocks have one of the top stable of stoppers in the reliever-rich Ohio Valley Conference. It has been so deep and — in conference games, at least — so effective, JSU coach Jim Case is not afraid to go to any one of them at any time.
Slane, Pelham win Goodwin Memorial Classic; Oxford finishes third
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 23, 2013 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Connor Slane had two pretty good days in his final high school tournament before the state sectionals. All he did was win medalist honors, be selected for the event’s $1,000 scholarship and make a shot that clinched the team victory. His birdie on the first hole of the team playoff Tuesday secured Pelham High’s win in the fourth annual Kelsey Goodwin Memorial Golf Classic at Cider Ridge Golf Club.
JSU baseball: Gamecocks shut out for first time in 306 games
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 21, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
On a day when pitching was the premium, one inning can – and did – make all the difference to Jacksonville State. Tennessee Tech scored four runs in the second inning Sunday and they were all it needed to hold off the Gamecocks 4-0 and avoid being swept in the Ohio Valley Conference series.
JSU softball coach McGinnis takes in Ross film
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 18, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Jana McGinnis admitted she was hesitant at first to attend the screening of a student film about former Jacksonville State softball player Tera Ross even though she whole-heartedly supported the project. But after watching the 31-minute documentary, she was glad she went. McGinnis and her three Jacksonville State assistant coaches sat in the back of the Self Hall media library Thursday as student filmmakers Billy Dunn, Bradley McGuire and Robert Pearson premiered “Go Hard: The Tera Ross Story” in their video editing class.
Gamecocks to host key OVC series against Golden Eagles
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 18, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Jim Case has the Jacksonville State baseball team playing some of its best ball of the season and it couldn’t be coming at a better time. The Gamecocks have another showdown series this weekend, hosting Tennessee Tech in a three-game set on a weekend that has the potential to shake up the entire upper half of the Ohio Valley Conference standings.
Masters notes: Anchoreds away?
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Adam Scott’s playoff victory Sunday in the Masters may have been a wonderful thing for the folks in Australia, but it’s bound to fire up the opponents of the long and anchored putters.
Scott ends down-under drought with Australia's first green jacket
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Adam Scott ended a lifetime of heartache for Australian golfers Sunday when he drained a 15-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Angel Cabrera of Argentina to win the 77th Masters.
Guan makes history in his first Masters
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Tianlang Guan isn’t sure when he’s going back to his native China to get on with the rest of his life, but after the biggest week of his young golfing life he does know one thing: He wants to be back at Augusta National and winning the Masters “as soon as possible.”
Snedeker on top heading into Championship Sunday
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Brandt Snedeker was the hottest player in the game early in the season. After more than a month off the radar, he might just be rounding back into that early-season form.
Day atop Masters leaderboard heading to weekend
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Jason Day stands over every shot here feeling like it’s the biggest shot he’s ever hit in his life. This place, this tournament, this major, has a way of making you feel that way. With that kind of approach — provided, of course, he keeps pulling them off — he could be wearing a green jacket come Sunday evening.
Garcia tied at top of leaderboard at Masters
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 11, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Sergio Garcia has been carrying around the tag of best player never to win a major like a swing weight in his bag. At last year’s Masters, he succumbed to those frustrations by saying he isn’t good enough to win a major. On Thursday, in the first round of this year’s Masters, one year after that proclamation, he took an early step closer to shaking both those demons.
Tiger favored heading into 77th Masters
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Tiger Woods is feeling about as comfortable with every aspect of his game as he has since he last won a major championship, and that seemed a long time ago. That’s a good thing for the patrons on the Augusta National grounds and all the people around the world watching the Masters on TV, but not so much for the other 90-plus players in the field.
Local golf: Chandler takes Cider Ridge title to start season
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 07, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Ott Chandler survived a long day on the golf course Sunday and a big charge by one of his challengers to win the season-opening event on the Calhoun County Golf Tour.
Defense shows improvement in Gamecocks' 2nd scrimmage
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 06, 2013 |  0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
The unit on the Jacksonville State football team that needed the most attention took the biggest step in the Gamecocks’ second scrimmage of spring practice Saturday. It was no secret the JSU defense needed a lot of work when new coach Bill Clark and his staff took over in January. Good thing it’s the area nearest and dearest to Clark’s heart. On Saturday, the defense moved forward with three takeaways, including one that created the day’s most teachable moment.
JSU students putting together film honoring Ross
by Al Muskewitz
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Apr 02, 2013 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Like any project of this scope, it all started with a healthy dose of curiosity. Billy Dunn had been to many Jacksonville State softball games since enrolling at the school, and every time he went, he couldn’t help noticing all the references to former JSU pitcher Tera Ross.


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