MOBILE – Jacksonville State rolled to a 7-2 win over Central Arkansas and dropped a 1-0 pitchers' duel to South Alabama on the second day of the Sand Dollar Classic.
 
The Gamecocks (3-1) scored one run in every inning in their second win over the Bears (0-4) in two days, while the host Jaguars (4-0) edged JSU and ace Whitney Gillespie in the nightcap at Jaguar Field.
 
JSU jumped on UCA and opened up a 6-0 lead before the Bears could get on the board against senior Taylor West. West (2-0) limited UCA to two runs on two hits and struck out eight to earn her second win in as many starts in the young 2017 season.
 
Fellow senior Jamie McGuire sparked the JSU offensive fireworks in the win, going 3-for-4 with a double, homer and three RBI against the Bears staff. Her and sophomore Anna Chisolm each recorded three of the Gamecocks' 12 hits in the game, while senior Stephanie Lewis and junior Leila Chambers each had two. JSU had four doubles in the game, two by Chisolm.
 
Nicole Fullilove (0-1) suffered the loss for UCA after surrendering three runs on four hits in two innings of work. She struck out four and walked five JSU batters.
 
In the most anticipated game of the three-day tournament, the host Jaguars were able to get a run across on Gillespie (1-1) in the home half of the fourth and hold off the Gamecocks. Devin Brown (2-0) earned the win with her complete-game shutout, allowing four hits and striking out 12 in the seven innings of work.
 
Freshman Alexus Jimmerson had half of JSU's four hits in three at bats, while senior Cadi Oliver and McGuire had the others.
 
Gillespie allowed just three hits in her six innings in the circle, but two of them came in that fourth inning. MC Nichols used an infield single to get on and scored on a single from Abby Krzywiecki to put the only run of the game on the board.
 
The Gamecocks wrap up the weekend on Sunday against Houston Baptist at 12:30 p.m.