This past season the Southwestern Athletic Conference crowned champions in 18 sports. In what was a remarkable athletic year, we look back at the teams that emerged as league champions. Our next flashback features the 2024 SWAC Baseball Tournament Champions, Grambling State University.
Box Score
ATLANTA, Ga.- The Grambling State Tigers claimed the 2024 SWAC Baseball Tournament title on Sunday with a 6-5 win over Jackson State.
The Tigers Trevor Hatton paced the GSU offensive attack contributing three RBIs on two hits. Grambling State’s Kyle Walker and Chris Marcellus each drove in one run.
Jackson State was led at the plate by Myles White who tallied two RBIs. JSU’s Christian Womble was charged with the loss after pitching 1.1 innings and allowing one earned run.
Grambling State won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Tigers posted two runs after going into the inning trailing by one run. Tournament Most Valuable Player Cameron Bufford scored the game winning run on a throwing error by JSU.
GSU’s Javier Martinez was credited with the win for the Tigers after pitching 2.2 innings and allowing one earned run.
The title marked the Tigers first since the 2010 season. It also marked the first league title for GSU head coach Davin Pierre. With the win the Tigers also clinched a berth in the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament.
A complete listing of the All-Tournament awards is listed below.
All-Tournament Team
Juan Cruz, Alabama State
Ty Jackson, Florida A&M
Ramses Cordova, Bethune-Cookman
Jose Gonzalez, Bethune-Cookman
Arjun Huerta, Jackson State
Lenny Montesano, Jackson State
Je-andrick Lourens, Jackson State
Christian Womble, Jackson State
Kyle Walker, Grambling State
Trevor Hatton, Grambling State
Mason Martinez, Grambling State
Cameron Bufford, Grambling State
Most Valuable Player
Cameron Bufford, Grambling State
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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