Jared Gravette

1 week ago | annistonstar.com | Jared Gravette

JACKSONVILLE - Jacksonville State's baseball team went toe-to-toe with No. 6 Auburn for eight innings Tuesday night at Jim Case Stadium, but Lucas Steele spoiled the Gamecocks' upset bid with a pinch-hit solo home run in the top of the ninth. Jax State head coach Steve Bieser countered with a pinch hitter of his own in the bottom half of the inning, and Cade Miles came close to tying the game back up.

1 week ago | annistonstar.com | Jared Gravette

JACKSONVILLE - After Dallas Baptist completed a three-game weekend sweep of Jacksonville State's baseball team, Jax State head coach Steve Bieser had a simple message for DBU head coach Dan Heefner: "Thank you."A bad weekend for the Gamecocks got even worse on Sunday as the Patriots closed the series with a 12-1 mercy-rule victory. Bieser gathered his team down the right-field line at Jim Case Stadium and delivered a lengthy postgame speech.

1 week ago | annistonstar.com | Jared Gravette

JACKSONVILLE - After Jacksonville State's 7-4 loss to Dallas Baptist on Saturday night, second-year head coach Steve Bieser said he "100 percent" feels like his Gamecocks are pressing. The Patriots were picked to finish first in the preseason Conference USA baseball poll, while the Gamecocks were picked to finish dead last. The two teams entered the three-game weekend series in a tie for third place in the league standings, however, with identical 5-4 records.

1 week ago | annistonstar.com | Jared Gravette

JACKSONVILLE - Carson Hornung and Cooper Blauser got Jacksonville State's baseball team off to a strong start against Dallas Baptist on Friday night at Jim Case Stadium. Unfortunately for the Gamecocks, things went south from there in what turned out to be an 8-1 loss to the Patriots. Hornung and Blauser hit back-to-back singles with one out in the top of the first inning, but Jax State had nothing to show for it after Ace Williamson and Sam Silas went down on strikes to end the frame.

2 weeks ago | annistonstar.com | Jared Gravette

By By Jared Gravette, Assistant Sports Editor, OXFORD - Oxford head coach Haili Vinson didn't know what the record was for goals scored in the Calhoun County soccer tournament, so she made one up. It served as extra motivation for the top-seeded Oxford boys, who claimed their second straight county crown with a 7-1 win over second-seeded White Plains on Thursday at Choccolocco Park. Assistant Sports Editor Jared Gravette: [email protected].