Jim Case (baseball)

Jim Case (born January 28, 1960) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks baseball team. He has held that position since the 2002 season.[1][2] 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][3][4][5]

Jim Case
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamJacksonville State
ConferenceOVC
Record586–475
Biographical details
Born (1960-01-28) January 28, 1960
Playing career
1978–1981Louisiana Tech
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982Louisiana Tech (assistant)
1983–1986Mississippi State (assistant)
1987–1997UAB (assistant)
1998–2001Mississippi State (assistant)
2002–presentJacksonville State
Head coaching record
Overall586–475
TournamentsNCAA: 2–10
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 3× OVC Regular season (2005, 2008, 2019)
    *5× OVC Tournament (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019)
Awards
  • 3× OVC Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2019)

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2002–2003)
2002 Jacksonville State 23–319–20T-10th
2003 Jacksonville State 32–2619–14T-3rd
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2004–present)
2004 Jacksonville State 31–2916–113rdNCAA Regional
2005 Jacksonville State 35–2419–81st
2006 Jacksonville State 35–2419–82ndNCAA Regional
2007 Jacksonville State 33–2718–9
2008 Jacksonville State 37–2123–41st
2009 Jacksonville State 31–2610–13
2010 Jacksonville State 32–2615–82ndNCAA Regional
2011 Jacksonville State 36–2314–9
2012 Jacksonville State 28–3017–103rd
2013 Jacksonville State 32–2622–8T-3rd
2014 Jacksonville State 36–2718–12T-2ndNCAA Regional
2015 Jacksonville State 30–2715–147th
2016 Jacksonville State 34–2420–102nd
2017 Jacksonville State 30–2617–13T-3rd
2018 Jacksonville State 32–2518–12T-3rd
2019 Jacksonville State 32–2518–121stNCAA Regional
2020 Jacksonville State 7–81–2Season canceled due to COVID-19
Jacksonville State: 586–475281–165
Total:586–475

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "2015-16 Baseball Coaching Staff". Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. Wayne Hester (March 23, 2015). "Jim Case: 14 years at JSU, 6 championships, and counting". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. "In-State Rivals UAB, JSU Meet Tuesday In Birmingham". UAB Blazers. February 28, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. Mark Edwards (May 24, 2014). "Jim Case has JSU making another run". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. "JSU's Jim Case Earns 400th Career Win". Jacksonville, Alabama: WEAC-CD. March 28, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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