Courtesy of GSU Athletic Communications
Baseball
The Grambling State University baseball team fell to Jackson State 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at Braddy Field.
The Tigers won Friday’s opener 8-1 before falling 6-3 in the second game of the series. Grambling State fell to 10-16 overall and 6-3 in the SWAC while Jackson State improved to 16-10 and 4-5 in conference.
On Sunday, GSU held a 4-2 lead in the sixth, but four unanswered JSU runs were too much to overcome.
Both teams hit the ball well, racking up 12 hits apiece. Four G-Men put together multi-hit games with Martavious Thomas going 2-for-4, Chenar Brown going 2-for-2, Nyan Hayes for 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI and Shannon Martin going 2-for-4 with a double.
GSU starting pitcher Randy Reyes kept scoring limited, surrendering two runs on nine hits. He struck out five and walked two.
Taylor Dooley (0-1) was charged with a loss after entering in the eighth inning and allowing one run on one hit.
Trailing 1-0 in the top of the fifth, with two outs and runners on first and second, Grambling State’s Jaylyn Bennet ripped an RBI single through the left side of the infield to knot the game up 1-1.
After Reyes struck out JSU’s first two batters in the bottom of the fifth, a double by Joseph Eichelberger put runners in scoring position. Following a pair of hit batters, a bases loaded walk put JSU back in front 2-1.
Aries Gardner led the top of the sixth with a leadoff walk. An errant throw on a failed pickoff attempt by Jackson State pitcher Erick Gonzalez allowed pinch runner Lamarcus Jones, who entered for Gardner, to advance to second. Hayes brought him around to score with a triple smacked to deep centerfield.
Hayes eventually scored on a wild pitch, giving GSU its first lead of the day at 3-2. With runners on second and third, Trey Bridges extended Grambling State’s lead with an RBI single to make it 4-2 in the sixth.
After a pair of GSU pitching changes in the bottom of the frame that saw Trenton Shaw and Derrell Fletcher take the mound, JSU scored two runs to tie the game back up at 4-4.
Hampton Phillips came in to pitch in the bottom of the seventh. After GSU catcher Chris Marcellus threw out a JSU runner attempting to steal second, Phillips closed the inning with a strikeout of Jackson State’s Anthony Brown.
The G-Men had a prime scoring opportunity with one out and the bases loaded in the top of the eighth, but an inning ending double play ended the threat.
Jackson State took the lead for good with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame. JSU reliever Stevins Spurgeon (2-0) picked up the win. He pitched three innings, giving up no runs on five hits.
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Track and Field
The Grambling State University track & field team delivered standout performances at the 2025 Southern Miss Invitational, with multiple athletes securing top rankings in Division I and HBCU standings.
Shamya Joiner made history in the women’s long jump, soaring 6.67m (21-10.75) to claim the first spot in Division I and to break the Grambling State school record.
Shatara Johnson followed with an impressive 6.29m (20-7.75) jump finishing third, earning the sixth-best mark in Division I this outdoor season.
On the track, Kyla Blockett blazed through the 100m dash in 11.73 seconds finishing fourth, ranking seventh among HBCUs and #51 in Division I. Quincy Cherry clocked 53.48 seconds in the 400m hurdles finishing second, and placing seventh among HBCUs and #72 in Division I.
In the men’s high jump, Marcus Kennedy and Nick Bailey both cleared 2.03m (6-8), tying for second place, securing spots in the HBCU top ten rankings and a top 100 spot in Division I.
Savantez Phillips battled to a third place finish in the 110m hurdles, clocking 14.46 seconds. Dakari Betts finished sixth in the men’s 110m hurdles finishing 14.91
Jazmine Carraway soared 11.81m (38-9) in the triple jump, placing fourth and earning a top ten HBCU ranking.
Deserae Charles powered through the shot put with a throw of 11.92m (39-01.25) finishing eighth, securing a top 20 mark in HBCU rankings.
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