Tuesday, April 22
JACKSONVILLE
6:00 PM
Jacksonville State University
vs
UAB
Jax State Begins Homestand Against UAB On Tuesday
4/21/2025 7:32:00 PM | Baseball
JACKSONVILLE - After battling the wind and dust storms in New Mexico, Jacksonville State returns home to complete the two-game season set with the Blazers of UAB on Tuesday night at The Jim.
First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Tickets are available at JaxStateSports.com. All Jax State students and fans 18 years old and younger are admitted free.
The Gamecocks claimed their third Conference USA weekend series after a pair of wins over New Mexico State. The Gamecocks opened the series by posting their largest run total of the season in a 17-12 series-opening win. The 'Jackson Duo' - Jackson Phipps and Jackson Sleeper combined to limit NM State to its lowest scoring output of the 2025 season and the lowest since April, 2024 with one run allowed in the Gamecocks' 6-1 win on Friday to secure the series. Grayson Ashe blistered NM State pitching with six hits, including a home run in each of the three games. Ashe collected eight RBI in the series.
GAMEDAY INFO
UAB (20-20) vs. Jax State (23-17)
Tuesday, April 22 (6 p.m.)
Probable Starters
Jax State: Maddox McDougall (2-0, 4.62 ERA), RHP, Fr.
UAB: Braxton Shelton (2-3, 6.94 ERA), RHP, Jr.
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Audio: Gamecock Sports Network
Live Stats: JaxStateSports.com
GAMECOCK STORY LINES
• Jax State leads the series against the Blazers, 33-20. The Gamecocks picked up their first win over the Blazers at Young Memorial Field for the first time since 2013 earlier this season with a 4-1 win over UAB on March 25. A win Tuesday by Jax State would make it three in a row over UAB dating back to the pair of wins in 2024 over the Blazers last season on Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium. The last time the Gamecocks put together three straight wins over their rivals from Birmingham was the season sweep in 2019 and the first meeting of the 2021 season. Dating back to the 2015 season, the Gamecocks have won 11-of-the-last-15 meetings, including an eight-game winning streak from 2015-2020. In the two wins over UAB last season, the Gamecocks combined for 25 runs (14-3, 11-8).
• The Gamecocks begin the week as the one of the NCAA Division I Baseball leaders in triples and stolen bases. In the first 40 games, Jax State has collected 15 triples and ranks 16th in the nation behind Arizona (27). Senior Drew Collins, redshirt sophomore Cooper Blauser and junior Caleb Johnson have three triples each. Jax State also ranks in the NCAA Top-40 in stolen bases with 84 on the season. Last season the Gamecocks accumulated 92 total stolen bases. The trio of Collins, Blauser and Johnson have combined for 45-of-54 on the base paths.
• Junior Carson Hornung had his 27-game on-base streak snapped on Sunday against Dallas Baptist. It was the first game since February 25 at Alabama that he had not reached base. During that stretch of games, Hornung hit .365, including three home runs. He delivered 11 RBI and tallied 28 walks and three HBP. Hornung had nine multi-hit games during the streak. He enters the week leading CUSA with 33 walks, with 26 of those walks coming during the 27-game streak.
• Junior Grayson Ashe has reached base in the last 10 games. Redshirt sophomore Cooper Blauser also is riding a 10-game on-base streak. In the last 10 games, Blauser is hitting .349 (15-43) with six of those hits doubles.
• Jax State returns to CUSA action this weekend with a series against the Bearkats of Sam Houston. The series begins on Friday at 6 p.m.
First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Tickets are available at JaxStateSports.com. All Jax State students and fans 18 years old and younger are admitted free.
The Gamecocks claimed their third Conference USA weekend series after a pair of wins over New Mexico State. The Gamecocks opened the series by posting their largest run total of the season in a 17-12 series-opening win. The 'Jackson Duo' - Jackson Phipps and Jackson Sleeper combined to limit NM State to its lowest scoring output of the 2025 season and the lowest since April, 2024 with one run allowed in the Gamecocks' 6-1 win on Friday to secure the series. Grayson Ashe blistered NM State pitching with six hits, including a home run in each of the three games. Ashe collected eight RBI in the series.
GAMEDAY INFO
UAB (20-20) vs. Jax State (23-17)
Tuesday, April 22 (6 p.m.)
Probable Starters
Jax State: Maddox McDougall (2-0, 4.62 ERA), RHP, Fr.
UAB: Braxton Shelton (2-3, 6.94 ERA), RHP, Jr.
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Audio: Gamecock Sports Network
Live Stats: JaxStateSports.com
GAMECOCK STORY LINES
• Jax State leads the series against the Blazers, 33-20. The Gamecocks picked up their first win over the Blazers at Young Memorial Field for the first time since 2013 earlier this season with a 4-1 win over UAB on March 25. A win Tuesday by Jax State would make it three in a row over UAB dating back to the pair of wins in 2024 over the Blazers last season on Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium. The last time the Gamecocks put together three straight wins over their rivals from Birmingham was the season sweep in 2019 and the first meeting of the 2021 season. Dating back to the 2015 season, the Gamecocks have won 11-of-the-last-15 meetings, including an eight-game winning streak from 2015-2020. In the two wins over UAB last season, the Gamecocks combined for 25 runs (14-3, 11-8).
• The Gamecocks begin the week as the one of the NCAA Division I Baseball leaders in triples and stolen bases. In the first 40 games, Jax State has collected 15 triples and ranks 16th in the nation behind Arizona (27). Senior Drew Collins, redshirt sophomore Cooper Blauser and junior Caleb Johnson have three triples each. Jax State also ranks in the NCAA Top-40 in stolen bases with 84 on the season. Last season the Gamecocks accumulated 92 total stolen bases. The trio of Collins, Blauser and Johnson have combined for 45-of-54 on the base paths.
• Junior Carson Hornung had his 27-game on-base streak snapped on Sunday against Dallas Baptist. It was the first game since February 25 at Alabama that he had not reached base. During that stretch of games, Hornung hit .365, including three home runs. He delivered 11 RBI and tallied 28 walks and three HBP. Hornung had nine multi-hit games during the streak. He enters the week leading CUSA with 33 walks, with 26 of those walks coming during the 27-game streak.
• Junior Grayson Ashe has reached base in the last 10 games. Redshirt sophomore Cooper Blauser also is riding a 10-game on-base streak. In the last 10 games, Blauser is hitting .349 (15-43) with six of those hits doubles.
• Jax State returns to CUSA action this weekend with a series against the Bearkats of Sam Houston. The series begins on Friday at 6 p.m.
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