Jim Case (born January 28, 1960) is an American college baseball coach who formerly served as head coach of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks baseball team. He held that position from 2002 until his retirement in 2023.[1][2][3] He played at Louisiana Tech, earning all-conference honors as a catcher before serving as a student assistant coach for one season while completing his undergraduate degree. He then became an assistant at Mississippi State where he completed a master's degree before moving to UAB. After ten years, he returned to Mississippi State for a second stint before earning his first head coaching job at Jacksonville State.[1][4][5][6]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 28, 1960 |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1981 | Louisiana Tech |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982 | Louisiana Tech (assistant) |
| 1983–1986 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| 1987–1997 | UAB (assistant) |
| 1998–2001 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| 2002–2023 | Jacksonville State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 667–560 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 2–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Jacksonville State | 23–31 | 9–20 | T-10th | |||||
| 2003 | Jacksonville State | 32–26 | 19–14 | T-3rd | |||||
| Jacksonville State: | 28-34 | ||||||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2004–2021) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Jacksonville State | 31–29 | 16–11 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Jacksonville State | 35–24 | 19–8 | 1st | |||||
| 2006 | Jacksonville State | 35–24 | 19–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Jacksonville State | 33–27 | 18–9 | ||||||
| 2008 | Jacksonville State | 37–21 | 23–4 | 1st | |||||
| 2009 | Jacksonville State | 31–26 | 10–13 | ||||||
| 2010 | Jacksonville State | 32–26 | 15–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Jacksonville State | 36–23 | 14–9 | ||||||
| 2012 | Jacksonville State | 28–30 | 17–10 | 3rd | |||||
| 2013 | Jacksonville State | 32–26 | 22–8 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Jacksonville State | 36–27 | 18–12 | T-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Jacksonville State | 30–27 | 15–14 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | Jacksonville State | 34–24 | 20–10 | 2nd | |||||
| 2017 | Jacksonville State | 30–26 | 17–13 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2018 | Jacksonville State | 32–25 | 18–12 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2019 | Jacksonville State | 32–25 | 18–12 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final | ||||
| 2020 | Jacksonville State | 7–8 | 1–2 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Jacksonville State | 26–27 | 16–14 | T-4th | |||||
| Jacksonville State: | 633–526 | 296–177 | |||||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Jacksonville State | 27–28 | 19–11 | 3rd (West) | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 27–30 | 18–12 | 4th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| Jacksonville State: | 667–560 | 37–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 667–560 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "2015-16 Baseball Coaching Staff". Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Wayne Hester (March 23, 2015). "Jim Case: 14 years at JSU, 6 championships, and counting". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ "Jax State Baseball Coach Jim Case Announces Retirement" (Press release). Jacksonville State Gamecocks. June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "In-State Rivals UAB, JSU Meet Tuesday In Birmingham". UAB Blazers. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Mark Edwards (May 24, 2014). "Jim Case has JSU making another run". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "JSU's Jim Case Earns 400th Career Win". Jacksonville, Alabama: WEAC-CD. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.