JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State has added Kyle Cameron to its baseball coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach under head coach Jim Case.

Cameron, a Tuscaloosa, Alabama native, comes to JSU after four years at Alabama as a player and spent last season as a student assistant with the Crimson Tide. He helped lead UA to the NCAA Ruston Regional in 2021.

"I am extremely excited to be a part of the JSU baseball program as my coaching career is getting started," said Kyle Cameron. "Coach (Jim) Case) along with coach (Mike) Murphree and coach (Evan) Bush have a well-respected program that I am eager to get started with. I don't think I could work at a better place or better staff than here at JSU."

As a pitcher from 2016-20, made 50 appearances on the mound and tied for fifth in appearances as a junior with 17 and owned a 3-0 record across 19.2 frames. Cameron accumulated 15 strikeouts compared to just three walks in 2019. As a redshirt sophomore in 2018, he tied for the team lead with 39.0 innings of relief spanning his 15 appearances that season. His inning total included 27.0 relief innings during SEC play, which paced the Crimson Tide's bullpen. Cameron pitched in two games in 2017 before his season was cut short due to an illness. It came one-year removed from a solid freshman season in 2016 in which he went 2-2 in 13 appearances and 24.2 innings of work.

During his time as a student-athlete, Cameron contributed numerous community service hours and was also a standout in the classroom. He graduated in December of 2019 with his undergraduate degree in mathematics and was named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll in both 2019 and 2020.

Cameron transitioned to a coaching role with the UA program after the 2020 season. He assisted with the pitching staff with day-to-day duties, helped organize and mange scouting reports and managed the bullpen during the games.

"I want to thank everyone at the University of Alabama that has helped me through my years as a player and helped me become who I am today as a coach," added Cameron. "I will be forever grateful for my time there."

He attended Hale County High School in Moundville and was rated the 12th-best player in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game USA. Cameron was named an All-State First Team pitcher by the Tuscaloosa News as a senior. He earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics and is currently pursuing a master's in higher education administration. He is the son of Jeff and Diana Cameron and has one brother, Braden, and a sister, Allie. His Father, Jeff, and uncle, John, both competed in baseball at the University of West Alabama.