Grambling State Tigers baseball
| Grambling State Tigers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1936 |
| University | Grambling State University |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Location | Grambling, LA |
| Head coach | James Cooper (7th year) |
| Home stadium | Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Colors |
Black and Gold |
The Grambling State Tigers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana, U.S.[1] The team is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field in Grambling, Louisiana. The Tigers are coached by James Cooper.
Major League Baseball
Grambling State has had 50 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[2]
| Tigers in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1965 | Jones, BobbyBobby Jones | 34 | Orioles |
| 1965 | Brown, JophreyJophrey Brown | 21 | Pirates |
| 1966 | Brown, JophreyJophrey Brown | 2 | Cubs |
| 1966 | Jackson, JimJim Jackson | 32 | Braves |
| 1966 | Patterson, FrankFrank Patterson | 15 | Cardinals |
| 1966 | Brown, JophreyJophrey Brown | 4 | Red Sox |
| 1967 | Jackson, JimJim Jackson | 1 | Cardinals |
| 1967 | McNeil, MelvinMelvin McNeil | 44 | Mets |
| 1967 | Garr, RalphRalph Garr | 3 | Braves |
| 1967 | Patterson, FrankFrank Patterson | 5 | Braves |
| 1968 | Jones, CharlieCharlie Jones | 2 | Orioles |
| 1968 | Williams, BenjaminBenjamin Williams | 21 | Reds |
| 1968 | Alexander, MattMatt Alexander | 2 | Cubs |
| 1969 | Jones, CharlieCharlie Jones | 3 | Angels |
| 1969 | Cummings, MichaelMichael Cummings | 6 | Red Sox |
| 1972 | Ricks, EdEd Ricks | 6 | Yankees |
| 1974 | Randall, AaronAaron Randall | 23 | Cubs |
| 1976 | Dupree, BobbyBobby Dupree | 23 | Padres |
| 1976 | Adkins, RonaldRonald Adkins | 7 | Orioles |
| 1976 | Baldwin, ReggieReggie Baldwin | 3 | Astros |
| 1981 | Henderson, WendellWendell Henderson | 24 | Cubs |
| 1981 | Randall, SapSap Randall | 10 | Angels |
| 1981 | Brown, KennethKenneth Brown | 9 | Pirates |
| 1982 | Smith, DerrickDerrick Smith | 17 | Cubs |
| 1984 | Tieul, IraIra Tieul | 45 | Yankees |
| 1984 | Bailey, TonyTony Bailey | 21 | Braves |
| 1984 | Lewis, JohnJohn Lewis | 18 | Cubs |
| 1985 | Webster, LennyLenny Webster | 21 | Twins |
| 1985 | McWilliams, JuanJuan McWilliams | 18 | Pirates |
| 1985 | Eave, GaryGary Eave | 12 | Braves |
| 1986 | Parker, OlenOlen Parker | 23 | Phillies |
| 1986 | Foley, MartinMartin Foley | 16 | Phillies |
| 1987 | Williams, GeraldGerald Williams | 14 | Yankees |
| 1988 | Lofton, RodneyRodney Lofton | 13 | Orioles |
| 1988 | Shaw, CedricCedric Shaw | 12 | Rangers |
| 1988 | Walker, DennisDennis Walker | 11 | White Sox |
| 1989 | Williams, LandonLandon Williams | 49 | Mariners |
| 1989 | Coleman, RicoRico Coleman | 36 | Padres |
| 1990 | Gordon, ClementeClemente Gordon | 51 | White Sox |
| 1990 | Gunn, JeffreyJeffrey Gunn | 45 | Phillies |
| 1991 | Hardy, CarltonCarlton Hardy | 37 | Phillies |
| 1992 | Nails, KevinKevin Nails | 49 | Braves |
| 1994 | Mitchell, CourtneyCourtney Mitchell | 36 | Phillies |
| 1996 | Duncan, CourtneyCourtney Duncan | 20 | Cubs |
| 2004 | Cooper, JamesJames Cooper | 33 | Astros |
| 2010 | Shelby, JeremyJeremy Shelby | 38 | Orioles |
| 2011 | Barnett, EldredEldred Barnett | 29 | Giants |
| 2012 | Wolfe, ChrisChris Wolfe | 30 | Athletics |
| 2013 | Jordan, CoryCory Jordan | 35 | Rays |
| 2015 | Drexler, EdwinEdwin Drexler | 38 | Dodgers |
See also
References
- ↑ "Grambling State Tigers". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
External links
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