JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (Interstat) — Jacksonville State defeated Kennesaw State 4-3 on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Rudy Abbott Field in a Conference USA contest. The Gamecocks improved to 40-11 overall, while the Owls fell to 24-24.

Steven Cash pitched 6⅓ innings, allowing two hits and no earned runs with five strikeouts to earn the win. Ryan Gold of Kennesaw State threw four hitless innings with two strikeouts. Ty Bayer contributed two scoreless innings for the Owls.

Jacksonville State outhit Kennesaw State 9-4 and totaled five sacrifice hits. The Gamecocks rallied from a 3-0 deficit. In the bottom of the sixth, a sacrifice bunt plated a run. Two more runs scored in the eighth on a sacrifice bunt and a groundout, tying the game. Kennesaw State regained the lead in the top of the ninth on a double by Charlie Jones and a single by Posey, but Jacksonville State answered in the bottom of the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Trey Majette for the walk-off win.

The series concluded with Jacksonville State winning two of three games.