JACKSONVILLE – On a day where Faith Sims tied the school-record with 16 strikeouts in a game, Jacksonville State swept a doubleheader from Jacksonville on Saturday with a pair of convincing wins at University Field.
 
The Gamecocks (15-6) hit over .350 as a team and held the Dolphins (12-15) under .200 to pull off a 9-4 win in the opener and a 7-1 win in the second game. JSU will go for the sweep of the three-game series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
Sims struck out all but five outs she recorded in the opening game and fanned all but one batter in the Jacksonville lineup at least once. She had multiple strikeouts in every inning to improve to 9-1 on the season and tie Carly Kellam (2005) and Ann Shelton (1996) for the most strikeouts in a single game by a Gamecock.
 
She got plenty of run support from her offense, led by a five-run third inning that featured senior Amber Jones' first career grand slam. JSU scored one in the first and three in the sixth on Alexus Jimmerson's second homer of the season to put the nine runs on the board.
 
Hannahstaysia Weaver tripled to lead off the first and then scored on a Sidney Wagnon grounder, giving the Gamecocks a lead they would never relinquish. 
 
The lead was more than Sims would need. She held the Dolphins to four runs, three earned, on six hits in her ninth complete game in 11 starts this season.
 
JU starter Haley Holloway (2-4) suffered the loss after allowing nine runs on 10 hits in six innings of work.
 
Jimmerson and senior Lex Hull each had two hits to lead the JSU offensive attack.
 
In the nightcap, the Gamecocks scored two first-inning runs to grab the lead for good. The freshman duo of Savannah Sudduth and Karsen Mosley got things going.
 
Sudduth singled to start, stole second and then scored on Mosley's single up the middle. Mosley stole second, moved to third and scored on a wild pitch that put a 2-0 lead on the board. 
 
The Gamecocks didn't stop running, stealing seven bases that are the most in a game since at least 2005, from when detailed records are available. Mosley had four of those to go along with her 2-for-2 game that also saw her reach twice more with a walk and hit by pitch.
 
Nicole Rodriguez (4-3) earned the win after going the first four innings for JSU. She allowed a run on four hits but walked seven before making way for Kirsten Titus. The senior from Evans, Ga., was perfect over the final three innings, facing the minimum and not allowing a hit in earning her first save.
 
Freshman Anna Hood capped the scoring for JSU by belting her first career home run in the sixth inning. The native of Locust Fork, Ala., lifted a pinch-hit moon shot well over the wall in left center to put the final two runs on the board.
 
Alyssa Biladeau (6-6) suffered the loss for the Dolphins, tossing all six innings and allowing seven runs on 10 hits and a pair of walks. She struck out 10 batters.