2019 Grambling State Tigers baseball team

2019 Grambling State Tigers baseball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	27-25 (16-8 SWAC)
Head coach	James Cooper (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Davin Pierre Elliott Jones
Home stadium	Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Alabama State  x‍‍‍	18	–	5		.783			28	–	26		.519
Jackson State  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			31	–	24		.564
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			16	–	35		.314
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			14	–	31		.311
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍	6	–	17		.261			8	–	27		.229
West
Southern  x‍‍‡‍y	17	–	6		.739			32	–	24		.571
Grambling State  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			27	–	25		.519
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			20	–	34		.370
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			18	–	35		.340
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍	3	–	19		.136			8	–	42		.160
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2019 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Grambling State Tigers baseball team represented Grambling State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field.

Roster

2019 Grambling State Tigers roster
	Pitchers 1 D'Quan Matthews - Senior 6 Ryan Huntington - Senior 11 Jason Alvarez - Junior 16 Jonathan Reid - Redshirt Senior 17 Kerry Boykins, Jr. - Sophomore 19 Andy Escano - Senior 20 Santiago Hungria III - Freshman 21 Bryan Delgado - Junior 22 Jamary McKinney - Redshirt Junior 26 Dejuan Van Dyke-McClain - Redshirt Freshman 27 Kaelin Woodard - Junior 29 Julien Martin - Redshirt Freshman 32 JC Bonilla - Redshirt Sophomore 34 Ryan Evans - Senior 35 Grant Landry - Junior Adrian Carroll - Freshman		Catchers 30 Richard Ortiz - Senior 31 Drexler Macaay - Senior Infielders 2 Ace Felder - Redshirt Senior 4 CJ Mervilus - Freshman 5 Kristian Franklin - Senior 10 Garrett Smith - Senior 12 Jahmoi Percival - Junior 13 Keyaunte Jones - Redshirt Freshman 18 Rafael Ramirez, III - Junior 23 Jalin McMillan - Redshirt Junior 24 Trevin Bolden - Senior 28 Michael Sookdeo - Junior 33 Jalen Heath -Redshirt Junior Jake Lane - Freshman Marc Newman, Jr - Freshman Outfielders 3 Warren Laster - Freshman 8 Ian Bailey - Redshirt Sophomore 14 Phil Adams Jr. - Redshirt Junior 15 Isaiah Torres - Senior 25 Nick Wheeler - Senior 36 Jakobi Jackson - Freshman Utility 7 Kevin Whitaker Jr. - Junior

Coaching staff

2019 Grambling State Tigers coaching staff
James Cooper – Head Coach – 7th year Davin Pierre – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 9th year Elliott Jones – Assistant Coach – 1st year Devin Washington – Team Videographer

Schedule

2019 Grambling State Tigers Game Log
Regular season
February # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SLC record 1 February 15 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Andre Dawson Classic) Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 7–4 1–0 2 February 16 vs. Southern (Andre Dawson Classic) Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 5–6 1–1 3 February 17 vs. Alabama State (Andre Dawson Classic) Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 3-1 2–1 4 February 20 Jackson State Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA L 2–4 2–2 5 February 22 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1–6 2–3 6 February 24 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 5–16 2–4 7 February 24 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 2-7 2-5 8 February 26 Wiley College Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA L 3–5 2–6 8 February 26 Wiley College Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 8–3 3–6
March # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record 9 March 1 Texas Southern Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 12–2 (7 inn) 4–6 1-0 10 March 2 Texas Southern Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA L 3–7 4–7 1-1 11 March 2 Texas Southern Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 6–2 5–7 2-1 12 March 8 at Prairie View A&M Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX W 9-1 6–7 3-1 13 March 9 at Prairie View A&M Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX W 13–11 7–7 4-1 14 March 10 at Prairie View A&M Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX L 15–18 7–8 4-2 15 March 13 at #7 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS L 1–18 7–9 4-3 16 March 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 11-0 (7 inn) 8–9 5-3 17 March 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 5–4 (10 inn) 9–9 6-3 18 March 17 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 4–1 10–9 7-3 19 March 19 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, MS L 2-10 10-10 20 March 22 at Southern Lee-Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 8-18 (8 inn) 10–11 7-4 21 March 23 at Southern Lee-Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 13-15 10–12 7-5 22 March 24 at Southern Lee-Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 8-13 10–13 7-6 23 March 26 Alcorn State Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 8-7 11–13 24 March 29 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 4-7 11–14 25 March 30 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 5–23 (7 inn) 11–15 26 March 31 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 8–7 11–16
April # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record 27 April 2 at #9 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 0-9 11–17 28 April 5 at Texas Southern MacGregor Park • Houston, TX L 8–11 11–18 7–7 29 April 6 at Texas Southern MacGregor Park • Houston, TX W 7–2 12–18 8–7 30 April 6 at Texas Southern MacGregor Park • Houston, TX W 8–4 13–18 9–7 31 April 9 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 2-6 13-19 32 April 12 Prairie View A&M Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 7–4 14–19 10–7 33 April 12 Prairie View A&M Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA L 7–10 14–20 10–8 34 April 14 Prairie View A&M Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 8–4 15–20 11–8 35 April 16 Mississippi Valley State Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 9–7 16–20 36 April 20 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR W 10-8 (11 inn) 17–20 12–8 37 April 20 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR W 19–2 (7 inn) 18–20 13–8 38 April 21 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR W 14–11 19–20 14-8 39 April 23 at Alcorn State Foster Baseball Field at McGowen Stadium • Lorman, MS W 14–7 20–20 40 April 26 Southern Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 12–0 (7 inn) 21–20 15-8 41 April 27 Southern Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 21–16 22–20 16-8 42 April 28 Southern Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA L 3–15 (7 inn) 22–21 16-9 42 April 30 at #5 Arkansas Dickey-Stephens Park • Little Rock, AR L 3–17 22–22
May # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record 43 May 3 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 7–6 23–22 44 May 5 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 2-11 23–23 45 May 5 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 4–5 23–24
Post-season
SWAC Tournament # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record 55 May 15 vs. Alcorn State Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 14–8 (8 inn) 24–24 56 May 16 vs. Alabama State Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 3-5 24-25 55 May 17 vs. Prairie View A&M Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 9–8 25–25 55 May 17 vs. Alabama State Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 15-9 26–25 55 May 18 vs. Alabama State Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 2-5 26–26
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References

1. "Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
2. "2019 Baseball Schedule" . Retrieved June 8, 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}