CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – After dropping a pair of one-run contests to Southeast Missouri, Jacksonville State bounced back to claim Saturday's series finale in a big way with a 17-7 win at Capaha Field.

The Gamecocks exploded for a season high 17 runs and collected a season high in hits with 19 in the win after falling 7-6 on Thursday and 1-0 on Friday night.  JSU moved to 18-14 overall and 7-8 in OVC play, while SEMO dropped to 19-15 on the season and 10-8 against league foes.

Junior Clayton Daniel paced the Jax State lineup, in which eighth of the nine batters recorded at least one hit.  Daniel concluded a solid weekend at the plate with a 6-for-6 day and delivered seven RBI in the contest.  In the three-game series, he collected 10 hits in 13 at bats and tallied nine RBI.  He reached base 11 times with one walk.  Daniel produced a .768 batting average and had an on-base percentage of .800 along with a slugging mark of 1.000.  He played shortstop in all three games and played errorless defense.  The Guntersville, Alabama native was a home run shy of the hitting for the cycle as he had a two RBI double in the second that gave JSU a lead that it did not surrender the rest of the way. 

Daniel extended the lead in the fourth with a triple to the left center gap, plating two more runs.  He had singles in his last three plate appearances and posted his final two RBI of the day with a single in the ninth.  He was one RBI shy of matching the program's Division I record for RBI in a game as teammate Josh Bobo finished with eight RBI last season against Murray State.  Daniel has strung together an 11-game hitting streak and a 13-game hitting streak against OVC competition.

Speaking of Bobo, his day at the plate cannot be overlooked as the senior from Attalla, Alabama turned in a 4-for-5 day at the dish, including a pair of doubles.  Bobo was 6-for-12 on the weekend with three doubles and a home run on Thursday night.

With a stiff wind blowing out to right field, JSU took advantage of the conditions with a trio of home runs on Saturday.  Freshman Andrew Naismith sparked a five-run second inning for the Gamecocks with a leadoff home run over the right field wall.  It was Naismith's fourth home run of the year and third in OVC play.  Senior A.J. Reynolds belted the second home run of the frame with a two-run blast to right field.  Reynolds now has a pair of home runs on the season and the first against OVC pitching.  Junior Trent Simpson completed the home run trio in JSU's six-run seventh inning that put the game out of reach. 

Freshman Payton Young and junior Hayden White had multiple hits in the contest.  White registered an RBI single in the seventh.

While the Jax State bats came alive on Saturday, it was another outstanding pitching performance by senior Joe McGuire.  McGuire remained perfect on the season with his sixth win of the campaign after five innings of work.  After a first inning home run by SEMO's Dan Holst, the Oxford, Alabama right hander pitched with a lead the rest of the way.   SEMO trimmed the deficit to 5-4 after a three-run second inning.  After the second, he retired 10 of the next 12 Redhawks and put up three scoreless frames.  He was touched for seven hits and the four runs and fanned five Redhawks.  He did not allow a free pass in the outing.  JSU used Grant Chandler and Justin Hoyt out of the bullpen to finish the last four innings.

JSU returns home for a busy week at Choccolocco Park in Oxford with a midweek set with Alabama State and Troy on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Both games will get started at 6 p.m.  JSU returns to OVC action next weekend, hosting the Bruins of Belmont.  The three-game series will get started on Friday.

Tuesday's contest with the Hornets of ASU will be JSU Student SGA Night at Choccolocco Park.  JSU students can take a break from semester finals and enjoy free ice cream at the park.  Admission is free to all JSU students and all fans 18 years old and younger.  Tickets for the homestand are available on JSUGamecockSports.com.