By Curtis Ford, Grambling State Associate AD for Athletic Communications
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Grambling State University baseball team enters the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament as the No. 2 seed from the SWAC Western Division. The Tigers will take on SWAC Eastern Division No. 3 seed Alabama State on Wednesday, May 22 at 12 p.m. at Russ Chandler Stadium on the campus of Georgia Tech.
The Tigers earned the second seed after finishing the regular season with a 21-25 overall record and an 18-8 mark in conference play.
GSU and ASU met earlier this season in the Andre Dawson Classic, with the Tigers falling 5-4 in 10 innings.
The tournament will be played in a double-elimination format. To purchase tickets, please click here.
Wednesday, May 22
Game 1 – (E2) Bethune-Cookman vs. (W3) Prairie View A&M, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 – (W2) Grambling State vs. (E3) Alabama State, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 – (W1) Texas Southern vs. (E4) Jackson State, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 – (E1) Florida A&M vs. (W4) Southern, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
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 24
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 25 (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 26
Game 13 – Championship Game, 1:00 p.m.