​Jacksonville State baseball has completed its staff under new coach Travis Creel, announcing the four-coach staff on Thursday.The Gamecocks hired Creel on June 14 after Steve Bieser took the Grand Canyon job following a run to the NCAA Regional in Hattiesburg. Creel came to Jax State from Southern Miss.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Gamecocks had a record season, winning a program-best 48 games and making its first NCAA Tournament since 2019.Meet the new staff for Jax State:1 / 19Jacksonville State baseball takes on Little Rock in a NCAA Tournament Regional Final at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Maxwell Donaldson, The Gadsden Times)(Maxwell Donaldson, The Gadsden Times)Role: Head CoachCreel spent the past seven years at Southern Miss, spending time as the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and infield coach. In his time in Hattiesburg, the Eagles made six NCAA Tournaments and two NCAA Super Regional appearances. He is the seventh head coach in Jax State history. This is his first head coaching job.Role: Associate Head Coach, Recruiting CoordinatorIzzio comes to Jax State after spending four years as Tulane’s pitching coach and associate head coach. Tulane has made the American Conference title game the past three seasons.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRole: Hitting CoachLynch spent last year with Abilene Christian and was previously head coach at Mississippi Delta Community College. Before that, he served as Southern Miss’s director of hitting and infield development. He is a 2023 Southern Miss graduate.Role: Pitching CoachSerrano comes to Jax State after two years at Johnson University (Knoxville, Tenn.) as the pitching coach. He played at Tennessee and within the Houston Astros organization from 2017 to 2022.Role: Catchers CoachPayne has spent the previous seven seasons with Tennessee. He was the camp coordinator the past two years after graduating in 2024, helping lead the Vols to the CWS title.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMaxwell Donaldson covers high school sports, Jax State athletics, the outdoors in Alabama and more for the Gadsden Times and USA TODAY Network. Find him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and contact him at MDonaldson@usatodayco.com.This article originally appeared on The Gadsden Times: Jacksonville State baseball announces new coaches under Travis Creel