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April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications The Grambling State University baseball team saw its offense in high gear on Saturday, scoring 12 runs and collecting 16 hits in a 12-8 victory over Texas Southern to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series at MacGregor Park. Grambling State (15-20 overall, 10-5 SWAC) had three players – Terry Burrell III, Jarficur Parker and Keylon Mack – collect three hits each. GSU trailed 8-7 after four innings, but scored the final five runs to pick up its second consecutive victory. HOW IT HAPPENED – Grambling State…

Grambling drops series opener to Texas Southern, 8-2

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications The Grambling State University baseball team jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the second inning, but could not hold off Texas Southern in a 8-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) loss on Thursday night at MacGregor Park. GSU (13-20 overall, 8-5 SWAC) saw the 2-0 lead evaporate as Texas Southern (16-15, 7-6) scored eight straight runs, including five between the fourth and fifth innings, to pick up the conference win. HOW IT HAPPENED – Grambling State picked up a run in the top of the first inning as Jarficur Parker…

Page silences Alcorn bats in 11-1 Grambling win

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications Shemar Page pitched a complete-game two-hitter, while striking out 12, as the Grambling State University baseball team got back into the win column on Friday night with an 11-1 victory over Alcorn State in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at McGowan Stadium. Page was masterful on the mound, facing 26 batters, as he allowed just one unearned run, along with two hits. He fanned 12 and did not allow a walk in the win. Meanwhile, at the plate, Grambling State (9-17 overall, 4-3 SWAC) pounded out…

March 9, 2022 SWAC Baseball Weekly Player Honourees

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s Gabe Vasquez and Bethune-Cookman’s Nolan Santos for SWAC Baseball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of non-conference play. Hitter of the Week – Gabe Vasquez, Texas Southern University Vasquez batted .556 (10-of-18) in four games with 8 RBIs. He finished the week with 10 hits, five runs, four doubles, three triples and a home run. Vasquez had a 1.278 slugging percentage with his best outing a 4-for-6 performance with three runs and…

2022 SWAC Baseball Preseason Selections

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Staff

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2022 Preseason SWAC Baseball selections highlighted by Preseason Player of the Year Ty Hill (JSU) and Preseason Pitcher of the Year Breon Pooler (ASU). The preseason team and individual awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Jackson State’s Hill proved himself to be one of the most dynamic and complete offensive players in the SWAC this past season. At the conclusion of the regular season he ranked near the top of several…

Southern Baseball upsets no. 8 LSU

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Brandon King

Courtesy gojagsports.com Box Score BATON ROUGE, La.- Southern University pitcher Eli Finney became only the third pitcher in program history to notch a career victory over intra-city neighbor LSU after leading the Jaguars to a 7-2 home win Tuesday night at Lee-Hines Field. The win, which aired on ESPN’s streaming platform ESPN +, is Southern’s third victory in 56 tries but serves as the program’s first home win of the series with the Tigers from South Baton Rouge. Southern’s last win over LSU came in 2005 at Alex Box Stadium.…