Grambling State Tigers baseball
The Grambling State Tigers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana, U.S.[2] The team is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park in Grambling, Louisiana. The Tigers are coached by Davin Pierre.
| Grambling State Tigers | |
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 2023 Grambling State Tigers baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1936 |
| University | Grambling State University |
| Head coach | Davin Pierre (2nd season) |
| Conference | SWAC West Division |
| Location | Grambling, Louisiana |
| Home stadium | Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park (Capacity: 1,100) |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1985, 2010 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2010 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2010 | |
The program was founded by Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones, who served as the team's first head coach.[3]
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A Tigers baseball player during a game in 2009
Major League Baseball
Grambling State has had 50 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[4]
| Tigers in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1965 | Bobby Jones | 34 | Orioles |
| 1965 | Jophrey Brown | 21 | Pirates |
| 1966 | Jophrey Brown | 2 | Cubs |
| 1966 | Jim Jackson | 32 | Braves |
| 1966 | Frank Patterson | 15 | Cardinals |
| 1966 | Jophrey Brown | 4 | Red Sox |
| 1967 | Jim Jackson | 1 | Cardinals |
| 1967 | Melvin McNeil | 44 | Mets |
| 1967 | Ralph Garr | 3 | Braves |
| 1967 | Frank Patterson | 5 | Braves |
| 1968 | Charlie Jones | 2 | Orioles |
| 1968 | Benjamin Williams | 21 | Reds |
| 1968 | Matt Alexander | 2 | Cubs |
| 1969 | Charlie Jones | 3 | Angels |
| 1969 | Michael Cummings | 6 | Red Sox |
| 1972 | Ed Ricks | 6 | Yankees |
| 1974 | Aaron Randall | 23 | Cubs |
| 1976 | Bobby Dupree | 23 | Padres |
| 1976 | Ronald Adkins | 7 | Orioles |
| 1976 | Reggie Baldwin | 3 | Astros |
| 1981 | Wendell Henderson | 24 | Cubs |
| 1981 | Sap Randall | 10 | Angels |
| 1981 | Kenneth Brown | 9 | Pirates |
| 1982 | Derrick Smith | 17 | Cubs |
| 1984 | Ira Tieul | 45 | Yankees |
| 1984 | Tony Bailey | 21 | Braves |
| 1984 | John Lewis | 18 | Cubs |
| 1985 | Lenny Webster | 21 | Twins |
| 1985 | Juan McWilliams | 18 | Pirates |
| 1985 | Gary Eave | 12 | Braves |
| 1986 | Olen Parker | 23 | Phillies |
| 1986 | Martin Foley | 16 | Phillies |
| 1987 | Gerald Williams | 14 | Yankees |
| 1988 | Rodney Lofton | 13 | Orioles |
| 1988 | Cedric Shaw | 12 | Rangers |
| 1988 | Dennis Walker | 11 | White Sox |
| 1989 | Landon Williams | 49 | Mariners |
| 1989 | Rico Coleman | 36 | Padres |
| 1990 | Clemente Gordon | 51 | White Sox |
| 1990 | Jeffrey Gunn | 45 | Phillies |
| 1991 | Carlton Hardy | 37 | Phillies |
| 1992 | Kevin Nails | 49 | Braves |
| 1994 | Courtney Mitchell | 36 | Phillies |
| 1996 | Courtney Duncan | 20 | Cubs |
| 2004 | James Cooper | 33 | Astros |
| 2010 | Jeremy Shelby | 38 | Orioles |
| 2011 | Eldred Barnett | 29 | Giants |
| 2012 | Chris Wolfe | 30 | Athletics |
| 2013 | Cory Jordan | 35 | Rays |
| 2015 | Edwin Drexler | 38 | Dodgers |
References
- Grambling State University Logos and Marks (PDF). January 28, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- "Grambling State Tigers". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- "Double Time". The News-Star. 18 August 2005. p. 15.
- "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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