Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER:
Joined the football team in the summer of 2016 after appearing in 212 baseball games over a four-year career…set a new program mark with 37 stolen bases in a season…finished his baseball career with 103 stolen bases, four behind the school mark…ranked fourth in the nation in stolen bases during junior year and seventh in stolen bases per game…turned in a career-high seven hits in seven at bats against Belmont (4/30/16), including driving in five runs and scoring six…finished his baseball career with 221 total hits…started 52 games as a sophomore en route to the Gamecocks winning the OVC Conference Tournament

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Lee Gann at Mountain Brook High School…was a four-year letterman…batted over .300 and stole 18 bases as a senior in 2012…finished his career with a batting average over .350…named first-team all-district and all-region in 2012…also lettered in football, where he was an all-district and all-area selection…he was named second-team all-state in 2011 after catching 61 passes for 989 yards and 12 touchdowns…named most talented in music at his high school.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gavin Waid Golsan…son of Bubba and Kelly Golsan…born on February 6, 1993…has one older brother, Judd, who was selected by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 2009 draft out of high school…his father, Allen, played baseball at the University of Alabama-Birmingham…his great grandfather “Piggy” Mitchell is in the Alabama Coaches Baseball Hall of Fame…enjoys producing music…majoring in business management at JSU.