GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jacob Lauderdale of Santa Fe College Baseball, a 2023 All Mid-Florida Conference Second Team honoree, committed to Jacksonville State University to continue his student-athlete career.

Lauderdale is from Thomasville, Ga. and is a Brookwood High School product. He previously attended Coastal Carolina University in the Fall of 2021 before his two seasons with the Saints.

In the 2022-2023 season, Lauderdale appeared in 17 games with six starts from the mound. He posted a record of 6-1 and led the team with four saves, including the save in the 5-4 win over State College of Florida in postseason play. In 49.0 innings pitched, he amassed 56 strikeouts and had an ERA of 4.22.

In the 2021-2022 season, Lauderdale made 10 appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 2-0 record in 13.2 innings pitched. He was a member of the FCSAA and Mid-Florida Conference All-Academic Teams.

Jacksonville State University Baseball is currently in the midst of a coaching search after the retirement of Jim Case. Coach Case was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2019, 2008, and 2005. In his 22 seasons with the program, Case had a 673-559 overall record. During his time coaching at Jacksonville State University, Coach Case won seven Ohio Valley Conference Championships. 

The Gamecocks are coming off a 27-30 record in 2023, and went 18-12 in the ASUN Conference before bowing out in the semifinal of the ASUN Tournament. 

SF Baseball Commitments to Four-Year Institutions (As Currently Announced)

• Corey Braun - Ole Miss | Story
• Ryan Brown - Valdosta State | Story
• Jalen Hudson - Univ. of West Georgia | Story
• Hunter Keen - Radford Univ. | Story
• Tobin Moran - Univ. of Tampa | Story
• Jahlani Rogers - Missouri State Univ. | Story
• JP Herrholz - Georgia Southern Univ. | Story
• Jacob Phillips - Georgia Southern Univ. | Story
• Jacob Guthrie - Florida Tech | Story
• Zeth Rodriguez - Nova Southeastern | Story
• Jacob Lauderdale – Jacksonville State University

The Saints in 2023:

• Went a perfect 24-0 in nonconference play and won the season's first 26 games, the best start in SF history…
• Set a new program-record for regular season wins (39), including four over then- No. 1 ranked College of Central Florida.
• Were ranked within the NJCAA Division I Top-10 for the entirety of the regular season, reaching as high as No. 2 on Mar. 27.
• Reached the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 Tournament for the 12th time in the past 16 seasons.
• Became just the second team in program history to reach the 40-win mark, with the 2016 Saints winning 42.