Jim Case (baseball)

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Jim Case
Biographical details
Born (1960-01-28) January 28, 1960 (age 64)
Playing career
1978–1981 Louisiana Tech
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982 Louisiana Tech (assistant)
1983–1986 Mississippi State (assistant)
1987–1997 UAB (assistant)
1998–2001 Mississippi State (assistant)
2002–2023 Jacksonville State
Head coaching record
Overall667–560
TournamentsNCAA: 2–10
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 3× OVC Regular season (2005, 2008, 2019)
  • 5× OVC Tournament (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019)
Awards
  • 3× OVC Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2019)

Jim Case (born January 28, 1960) is an American college baseball coach who formerly served as head coach of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks baseball team. He held that position from 2002 until his retirement in 2023. [1] [2] [3] He played at Louisiana Tech, earning all-conference honors as a catcher before serving as a student assistant coach for one season while completing his undergraduate degree. He then became an assistant at Mississippi State where he completed a master's degree before moving to UAB. After ten years, he returned to Mississippi State for a second stint before earning his first head coaching job at Jacksonville State. [1] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2002–2003)
2002 Jacksonville State 23–319–20T-10th
2003 Jacksonville State 32–2619–14T-3rd
Jacksonville State:28-34
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Ohio Valley Conference)(2004–2021)
2004 Jacksonville State 31–2916–113rd NCAA Regional
2005 Jacksonville State 35–2419–81st
2006 Jacksonville State 35–2419–82nd NCAA Regional
2007 Jacksonville State 33–2718–9
2008 Jacksonville State 37–2123–41st
2009 Jacksonville State 31–2610–13
2010 Jacksonville State 32–2615–82nd NCAA Regional
2011 Jacksonville State 36–2314–9
2012 Jacksonville State 28–3017–103rd
2013 Jacksonville State 32–2622–8T-3rd
2014 Jacksonville State 36–2718–12T-2nd NCAA Regional
2015 Jacksonville State 30–2715–147th
2016 Jacksonville State 34–2420–102nd
2017 Jacksonville State 30–2617–13T-3rd
2018 Jacksonville State 32–2518–12T-3rd
2019 Jacksonville State 32–2518–121st NCAA Regional Final
2020 Jacksonville State 7–81–2Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Jacksonville State 26–2716–14T-4th
Jacksonville State:633–526296–177
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2022–2023)
2022 Jacksonville State 27–2819–113rd (West) ASUN tournament
2023 Jacksonville State 27–3018–124th ASUN tournament
Jacksonville State:667–56037–23
Total:667–560

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. 1 2 "2015-16 Baseball Coaching Staff". Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ Wayne Hester (March 23, 2015). "Jim Case: 14 years at JSU, 6 championships, and counting". The Anniston Star . Anniston, Alabama . Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jax State Baseball Coach Jim Case Announces Retirement" (Press release). Jacksonville State Gamecocks. June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "In-State Rivals UAB, JSU Meet Tuesday In Birmingham". UAB Blazers. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Mark Edwards (May 24, 2014). "Jim Case has JSU making another run". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "JSU's Jim Case Earns 400th Career Win". Jacksonville, Alabama: WEAC-CD. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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