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 (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
editSeason | 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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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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". 19 May 2009.
- ^ "2015 Softball Media Guide". JSU Gamecocks. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "ASUN Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "OVC Softball Records" (PDF). Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 12, 2015.