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- ↑ Ethan Sands (November 9, 2021). "Grambling State baseball coach James Cooper resigns for coaching position with Yankees". Monroe News-Star. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ↑ Laurin Turner (November 10, 2021). "GSU announces Davin Pierre as Interim Head Baseball Coach". www.myarklamiss.com. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ↑ Hernandez, Emely (October 21, 2022). "Grambling State baseball removes interim from coach Davin Pierre's title". Monroe News-Star. Retrieved 23 November 2022.