JACKSONVILLE – Senior Nic Gaddis capped off Senior Day with Jacksonville State's third consecutive walk-off win with a one-out solo home run in the ninth to give the Gamecocks a 3-2 win over SIU Edwardsville to clinch the series on Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Gaddis, who was honored prior to the contest along with senior pitchers Austin Brewster and Cody Willingham, turned on a 1-2 offering from SIUE's Kenny Serwa over the left field fence for the game winner.  It was the third consecutive walk-off win for JSU after delivering a walk-off win in 11 innings to knock off eighth-ranked Georgia on Wednesday, followed by Friday's walk-off grand slam on Friday by Alex Webb.  The Trenton, Georgia native posted his 26th career home run and the 11th of the season.  Gaddis moved into a share of 16th place on JSU's career home run list.  Gaddis finished the day with his 20th multi-hit contest this season after an infield single to start Jax State's two-run second inning.

JSU needed its third straight dramatic ending after the Cougars tied the game in the top half of the last inning with a two-out RBI double by Dustin Woodcock.

The Gamecocks strung together three hits in the second inning off Serwa, who tossed a complete game.  After Gaddis' infield hit, junior Andrew Naismith and sophomore Alex Strachan turned in back-to-back hits with Strachan's single resulting in an RBI.  Junior Chase Robinson tallied a productive out with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Naismith.

SIUE's first run came in the fourth as an unearned run crossed the plate with an RBI single by Brendan Ryan.

JSU starter Isaiah Magwood went five complete innings, scattering six Cougar hits and striking out three on the day.  The bullpen nursed the one-run lead until SIUE capitalized on a lead off single off of sophomore Christian Edwards.  Junior Corley Woods pitched 1.1 innings, followed by redshirt junior Tyler Wilburn closing out the seventh inning.  Edwards notched the win and moved to 5-5 on the season.  Serwa, the reigning Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, suffered a tough setback.

The win by the Gamecocks kept them equal with Austin Peay atop the OVC standings with four games left in the regular season.  APSU downed Eastern Illinois on Saturday, 29-4.  Both JSU and APSU will head in to Sunday's action at 17-8 in the conference.  JSU collected its 29th win of the season, one win shy of another 30-win season under head coach Jim Case.  The Gamecocks have won 30 or more games under Case in 15 of the 18 seasons he has been in charge of the program.

The two clubs will wrap up the weekend series on Sunday at 1 p.m.  The finale will be available on ESPN+ and carried on the Gamecock Sports Network.