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BATON ROUGE, La. - After losing a day due to inclement weather, the GSU Tiger baseball team hits the diamond again on Friday morning as they battle Jackson State at 10 a.m. at Pete Goldsby Field in Baton Rouge, La.

Rick Duckett, formerly of the University of South Carolina and a previous NCAA Division II South Atlantic Coach of the Year, is the new head men’s basketball coach at Grambling State University, Director of Athletics Troy Mathieu announced on today.

Grambling State University Director of Athletics Troy Mathieu announced today that Donnita Drain, the architect of the Langston University basketball revival and the reigning two-time Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Region III Coach of the Year, as the new head women’s basketball coach of Grambling State University.

BATON ROUGE, La. - Grambling's postseason return didn't begin on a happy note as Mississippi Valley State broke open a tight game in the late innings to claim a 12-2 opening round victory.

Grambling State travels to the state capital of Baton Rouge, La. for the beginning of the 2008 SWAC Baseball Tournament on the campus of Southern University at Lee-Hines Field from Wednesday, May 14 to Sunday, May 18.  This week’s tournament appearance marks the first time since 2002 that the Tigers will participate in postseason play.

The Grambling State Lady Tiger soccer team wrapped up a successful spring season with a 2-0 shutout over Lamar University last month.  As a result of the win, the Lady Tigers finished the spring with an overall record of 1-0-2.