Jim Case (baseball) explained

Jim Case
Birth Place:28 January 1960
Player Years1:1978–1981
Player Team1:Louisiana Tech
Player Positions:Catcher
Coach Years1:1982
Coach Team1:Louisiana Tech (assistant)
Coach Years2:1983–1986
Coach Team2:Mississippi State (assistant)
Coach Years3:1987–1997
Coach Team3:UAB (assistant)
Coach Years4:1998–2001
Coach Team4:Mississippi State (assistant)
Coach Years5:2002–2023
Coach Team5:Jacksonville State
Overall Record:667–560
Tournament Record:NCAA: 2–10
Championships:
  • 3× OVC Regular season (2005, 2008, 2019)
  • 5× OVC Tournament (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019)
Awards:
  • OVC Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2019)

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.[4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-16 Baseball Coaching Staff. Jacksonville State Gamecocks. April 4, 2016.
  2. News: Jim Case: 14 years at JSU, 6 championships, and counting. The Anniston Star. March 23, 2015. April 4, 2016. Wayne Hester. Anniston, Alabama.
  3. Jax State Baseball Coach Jim Case Announces Retirement. Jacksonville State Gamecocks. June 14, 2023. June 15, 2023.
  4. Web site: In-State Rivals UAB, JSU Meet Tuesday In Birmingham. February 28, 2011. UAB Blazers. April 4, 2016.
  5. News: Jim Case has JSU making another run. The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. Mark Edwards. May 24, 2014. April 16, 2016.
  6. News: JSU's Jim Case Earns 400th Career Win. WEAC-CD. Jacksonville, Alabama. March 28, 2014. April 16, 2016. January 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126113303/http://www.tv24.tv/#!JSUs-Jim-Case-Earns-400th-Career-Win%C2%A0/c1tj5/8455BC8F-D45C-4F9E-9556-412253227D5C. dead.