By Curtis Ford, Grambling State Associate AD for Athletic Communications
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Grambling State enters the 2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament as the No. 5 seed and will open play versus No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala.
The Tigers clinched the fifth seed after completing the regular season 23-26 overall with an 18-11 mark in conference play.
UAPB earned the fourth seed after going 19-32 overall and 17-9 in the SWAC.
Wednesday contest will be the fourth meeting between Grambling State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff this season. GSU won the regular season series 2-1.
This year’s SWAC Baseball Tournament is set to run from May 21-25. Tickets are available for purchase by clicking here.
Wednesday, May 21
Game 1 – No. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 8 Texas Southern, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 – No. 2 Florida A&M vs. No. 7 Southern, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 6 Jackson State, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 – No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. No. 5 Grambling State, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 22
Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9:00 a.m.
Game 6 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:00 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 3:00 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 23
Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 9:00 a.m.
Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 12:00 p.m.
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 3:00 p.m.
Game 12 – Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 (If necessary)
Game 11b – Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, 12:00 p.m.
Game 12b – Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12. 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 25
Game 13 – Championship Game, 1:00 p.m.
All times listed Central Standard Time (CST)