MARTIN, Tenn. – Jacksonville State combined for 26 runs in Saturday's doubleheader to complete the weekend sweep of UT Martin on Skyhawk Field.

The Gamecocks (22-21, 12-9 OVC) claimed the series with a 12-8 win in the opening game of the twinbill and secured the sweep with a 14-4 eight-inning victory in the nightcap. JSU claimed the opener of the series, 6-1, on Friday. The three-game sweep is the second of the season for Jax State and the first away from Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium. JSU swept the Skyhawks (15-23, 7-11 OVC) for the first time since the 2016 season.

Jax State finished with 31 hits against the second-best pitching staff in the Ohio Valley Conference in terms of earned run average during the three-game set, including 23 combined hits in the doubleheader. The Gamecocks collected 12 extra base hits with six home runs and six doubles. The JSU pitching staff, the top staff in the league in ERA, had a weekend ERA of 4.16.

In the opener, JSU jumped out to a 6-0 lead after putting together a five-run second inning that was highlighted by a bases-clearing double by senior Alex Webb. Senior Jaylyn Williams switched spots with Webb with an RBI double. Junior Alex Carignan added an RBI in the frame.

After UTM touched junior Christian Edwards for two runs in the home half of the second, JSU kept expanding the lead with a leadoff home run by sophomore Carson Crowe to start the third and broke the game open with three runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth. The trio of runs in the fifth came on a three-run home run by junior Isaac Alexander. Webb added a solo home run in the sixth and an RBI single by junior Alex Strachan.

UTM took advantage of te Jax State bullpen with two runs in the fifth and a three-run eighth. Edwards picked up his fifth win of the year.

In the finale, JSU erased a 1-0 UTM lead with 10 runs over three innings. JSU took the lead with two runs in the fourth and exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning. The seven runs in the frame are the most runs scored in an inning this season. The big hit in the inning came from Tanner Anderson, who collected his first career home run with a three-run blast over the wall in left centerfield. Anderson was one of five Gamecocks with multiple hits. He had the game-tying RBI in the third inning with a single.

Junior Cole Frederick and Williams joined the home run barrage with Frederick opening the eighth inning with a home run and Williams adding a three-run dinger to complete JSU's scoring.

While the Gamecock offense was producing run support, junior Colin Casey turned in six solid innings on the mound and established a new career high in strikeouts with eight in the outing. His previous high was seven against Tennessee Tech earlier in the season as part of the combined no-hitter turned in by JSU.

Jax State will be idle during the midweek to wrap up final exams on the JSU campus. The Gamecocks return to OVC action next weekend hosting the Cougars of SIU Edwardsville on Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium. The series will start on Friday, May 7 at 6 p.m.