JSU Baseball Signs Six For 2022 Season
11/11/2020 3:32:00 PM | Baseball
JACKSONVILLE - Jacksonville State baseball and head coach Jim Case announced Wednesday that six student-athletes will be joining the Gamecock baseball program for the 2022 season. All six newcomers will arrive from the high school ranks in the state of Alabama.
Case, along with assistant coaches Evan Bush and Mike Murphree, bolstered the future roster by adding high school signees. The JSU staff concentrated on in-state talent and others within the region. The Gamecocks concentrated on pitching with five of the six capable of contributing on the mound.
AJ Causey (Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS), Austin Cornelius (Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS), Tanner Jones (Thorsby, Ala./Thorsby HS), Brennen Norton (Cullman, Ala./Cullman HS), Garrett Telaga (Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS), Cole Turner (Moulton, Ala./Lawrence County HS) all returned official paperwork back to JSU during the NCAA signing period that began on Wednesday.
AJ Causey, RHP/INF, 6-2, 190, Madison, Ala., Sparkman HS
Preps at Sparkman High School in Madison, Alabama for head coach Jason Brewer…listed as a  preseason All-American by Perfect Game…named to multiple Perfect Game All-Tournament teams and ranked among the top 500 players according to PG…tabbed an Under Armour  Baseball Factory All-American...posted an earned run average under one and collected 94 strikeouts on the prep level…named to the 2019 AL.com All-Tennessee Valley First Team after hitting .337 with six homers and 26 RBIs while drawing more walks (14) than total number of strikeouts (12)… threw a five-inning no hitter, striking out eight, walking two and hitting two batters, in an 11-1 win over Grissom High School in April of 2019…also went 3-for-3 that same day, including a pair of home runs…active on the summer circuits with the Viper Baseball Academy.
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Austin Cornelius, RHP, 6-2, 175, Hoover, Ala., Hoover HS
Plays for Adam Moseley at Hoover High School… listed as a  preseason All-American by Perfect Game… named to multiple Perfect Game All-Tournament teams and ranked among the top 500 players according to PG…led the Bucs of HHS to a 29-win season in 2019 and a trip to the state playoffs…went 18-0 on the mound as a sophomore and in the summer ball ranks…tossed over 82 innings and turned in 102 strikeouts with an earned run average of 1.25.
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Tanner Jones, RHP/INF, 5-11, 195, Thorsby, Ala., Thorsby HS
Plays at Thorsby High School for William Jackson…was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a freshman in 2018…moved to the ASWA All-State Second Team as a sophomore at the catchers spot in 2019…earned a spot on the 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American Team.
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Brennen Norton, INF, 5-9, 180, Cullman, Ala., Cullman HS
Preps at Cullman High School for head coach Brent Patterson…helped the Bearcats to the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A State Championship…gained honorable mention status on the 2019 ASWA Class 6A All-State Team…named the Cullman Times Hitter of the Year in 2019 after a stellar junior season… batted .377 with a .464 on-base percentage, a .474 slugging percentage and a .938 OPS...his 58 hits led the Bearcats, and he tacked on 37 runs, 25 RBIs, 17 walks, 12 doubles and 11 stolen bases…named to the 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American Team…earned all-tournament status in multiple PG sanctioned tournaments.
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Garrett Telaga, RHP, 6-6, 225, Madison, Ala., Sparkman HS
Teammate of JSU signee AJ Causey at Sparkman High School…coached by Jason Brewer… listed as a  preseason All-American by Perfect Game…named to multiple Perfect Game All-Tournament teams and ranked among the top 500 players according to PG…earned a spot in the Alabama High School Athletic Association's North-South All-Star game…tabbed to the AL.com All-State High School Baseball 'Terrific 20'.
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Cole Turner, RHP, 6-3, 215, Moulton, Ala., Lawrence County HS
Preps at Lawrence County High School in Moulton, Alabama…plays for head coach Ryan Bowerman…posted an earned run average of 2.97 in two-plus seasons for the Red Devils…tossed 110.2 innings and recorded 116 strikeouts…limited opposing hitters to a .220 clip at the plate…helped lead LCHS to a 17-win season in 2019.
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Case, along with assistant coaches Evan Bush and Mike Murphree, bolstered the future roster by adding high school signees. The JSU staff concentrated on in-state talent and others within the region. The Gamecocks concentrated on pitching with five of the six capable of contributing on the mound.
AJ Causey (Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS), Austin Cornelius (Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS), Tanner Jones (Thorsby, Ala./Thorsby HS), Brennen Norton (Cullman, Ala./Cullman HS), Garrett Telaga (Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS), Cole Turner (Moulton, Ala./Lawrence County HS) all returned official paperwork back to JSU during the NCAA signing period that began on Wednesday.
AJ Causey, RHP/INF, 6-2, 190, Madison, Ala., Sparkman HS
Preps at Sparkman High School in Madison, Alabama for head coach Jason Brewer…listed as a  preseason All-American by Perfect Game…named to multiple Perfect Game All-Tournament teams and ranked among the top 500 players according to PG…tabbed an Under Armour  Baseball Factory All-American...posted an earned run average under one and collected 94 strikeouts on the prep level…named to the 2019 AL.com All-Tennessee Valley First Team after hitting .337 with six homers and 26 RBIs while drawing more walks (14) than total number of strikeouts (12)… threw a five-inning no hitter, striking out eight, walking two and hitting two batters, in an 11-1 win over Grissom High School in April of 2019…also went 3-for-3 that same day, including a pair of home runs…active on the summer circuits with the Viper Baseball Academy.
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Austin Cornelius, RHP, 6-2, 175, Hoover, Ala., Hoover HS
Plays for Adam Moseley at Hoover High School… listed as a  preseason All-American by Perfect Game… named to multiple Perfect Game All-Tournament teams and ranked among the top 500 players according to PG…led the Bucs of HHS to a 29-win season in 2019 and a trip to the state playoffs…went 18-0 on the mound as a sophomore and in the summer ball ranks…tossed over 82 innings and turned in 102 strikeouts with an earned run average of 1.25.
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Tanner Jones, RHP/INF, 5-11, 195, Thorsby, Ala., Thorsby HS
Plays at Thorsby High School for William Jackson…was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a freshman in 2018…moved to the ASWA All-State Second Team as a sophomore at the catchers spot in 2019…earned a spot on the 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American Team.
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Brennen Norton, INF, 5-9, 180, Cullman, Ala., Cullman HS
Preps at Cullman High School for head coach Brent Patterson…helped the Bearcats to the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A State Championship…gained honorable mention status on the 2019 ASWA Class 6A All-State Team…named the Cullman Times Hitter of the Year in 2019 after a stellar junior season… batted .377 with a .464 on-base percentage, a .474 slugging percentage and a .938 OPS...his 58 hits led the Bearcats, and he tacked on 37 runs, 25 RBIs, 17 walks, 12 doubles and 11 stolen bases…named to the 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American Team…earned all-tournament status in multiple PG sanctioned tournaments.
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Garrett Telaga, RHP, 6-6, 225, Madison, Ala., Sparkman HS
Teammate of JSU signee AJ Causey at Sparkman High School…coached by Jason Brewer… listed as a  preseason All-American by Perfect Game…named to multiple Perfect Game All-Tournament teams and ranked among the top 500 players according to PG…earned a spot in the Alabama High School Athletic Association's North-South All-Star game…tabbed to the AL.com All-State High School Baseball 'Terrific 20'.
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Cole Turner, RHP, 6-3, 215, Moulton, Ala., Lawrence County HS
Preps at Lawrence County High School in Moulton, Alabama…plays for head coach Ryan Bowerman…posted an earned run average of 2.97 in two-plus seasons for the Red Devils…tossed 110.2 innings and recorded 116 strikeouts…limited opposing hitters to a .220 clip at the plate…helped lead LCHS to a 17-win season in 2019.
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