Thursday, July 12, 2018

Grambling reels in reigning top SWAC coach to take over softball program

Nakeya Hall
NAKEVA HALL
Courtesy: AAMU Athletics
GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Grambling State softball program hasn’t boasted a SWAC Coach of the Year in quite some time.

It added one Thursday. And during the offseason no less.

GSU Athletic Director Paul Bryant confirmed to The News-Star Thursday the hiring of Nakeya Hall as the next Lady Tigers softball coach. Hall is the reigning top coach in the SWAC after leading Alabama A&M to its first 20-win season in 10 years in 2017 at 21 and a share of the East Division title.

“One thing we were trying to do is we wanted to find a person that was the best fit for Grambling,” Bryant said. “To get interest from someone like coach Hall is a big deal for us. It shows that the brand of Grambling transcends a lot of things.

“She was the SWAC Coach of the Year last year and for her to want to come to Grambling, duplicate that, I was thankful we were able to get coach Hall.”

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