Courtesy of GSU Athletic Communications
Baseball
Grambling State won two out of three games on the road at Texas Southern this weekend, winning by scores of 10-4 and 12-8 after dropping the first contest of the series 8-2.
GSU (15-20, 10-5 SWAC) now sits just one game behind Prairie View A&M and in second place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division standings.
The Tigers have five SWAC series remaining, including a three-game set against Prairie View A&M May 6-8 in Houston. Grambling won two out of three against Prairie View in the first three-game set the two teams played back in mid-March.
In Saturday’s series-clinching 12-8 win at MacGregor Park, GSU collected 16 hits and overcame an 8-7 deficit through four innings to win. Terry Burrell III, Jarficur Parker and Keylon Mack collect three hits each.
Grambling State steps out of SWAC play for its midweek game as the Tigers play host to Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. from Wilbert Ellis Field at R.W.E. Jones Park.
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Softball
Grambling State University and Alcorn State University halted its Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) three-game series on Saturday due to scheduled inclement weather.
The two teams opened the series on Friday afternoon, but rain forced the postponement of the doubleheader.
With inclement weather scheduled for Grambling on Saturday, GSU head coach Nakeya Hall announced the series has been postponed. The two teams are looking for a scheduled date to makeup the three-game series.
Grambling State returns to action on Tuesday against Northwestern State. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. from the GSU Softball Complex.
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Track and Field
Alexavier Monfries continued his dominance in the 200m and turned in a top time, highlighting a big day for the Grambling State University men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams on Friday at the Little Rock Twilight at the Coleman Sports Complex.
Monfries, who ran a personal best 21.25 during the Carl Knight Invitational a week ago, bested the field by nearly half a second, winning the event in 21.44.
Anthony Davis placed second in the 400m hurdles and third in the 110m hurdles, while Dante Montaque claimed third in the 400m hurdles. Prince Moss provided the highlight in the field events, clearing seven feet and becoming a regional qualifier in the high jump with a second-place finish. On the women’s side, Mercy Kwambai placed third in the 800m.
