Nakeya L. Hall enters her seventh season as the head softball coach for the Lady Tigers.
Prior to coming to Grambling State University, Hall spent five seasons at Alabama A&M University.
Hall sports a 119-162-1 record after seven seasons at GSU. In 2023, Hall led Grambling State to the SWAC Championship Game.
Under Hall, Alabama A&M boasted what was statistically the strongest offense in the SWAC from a power standpoint during the 2018 campaign. Alabama A&M led the league in batting (.297), slugging percentage (.448), runs per game (.593) and home runs (32). This remarkable season earned Hall 2018 SWAC Coach of the Year honors and a share of the Eastern Division Championship.
Hall was an assistant coach at South Carolina State - her alma mater - for four years and, for two seasons, she served as an assistant coach at Winston-Salem State.
From 1999-2003 she was a four-year letter-winner at S.C. State. Hall earned numerous honors including being named the Offensive and Utility Player of the Year as well as being named to several all-tournament team selections. She also earned a MEAC Player of the Week honor during her playing days.
A native of Pittsburg, Calif., Hall earned a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice in 2003, and her master's in rehabilitation counseling. She is also a graduate of the NCAA Women's Coaches Academy.
Hall is the proud parent of three. She has two beautiful twin girls, Kayleigh and Kalani Hall and her son Princeton.
Notable Information:
> Born in Pittsburg, California
> Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
> 2018 SWAC Coach of the Year
> Produced several SWAC All-Conference student-athletes
> 2016-17 posted a single year perfect 1,000 APR Score at AAMU
| NAKEYA L. HALL CAREER RECORD |
| Year |
School |
Overall Record |
Postseason |
Conference Record |
Finish |
| 2014 |
Alabama A&M |
11-33 |
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3-14 |
5th (East) |
| 2015 |
Alabama A&M |
18-25 |
--- |
7-9 |
4th (East) |
| 2016 |
Alabama A&M |
12-35 |
--- |
9-9 |
4th (East) |
| 2017 |
Alabama A&M |
17-31 |
--- |
8-7 |
3rd (East) |
| 2018 |
Alabama A&M |
22-21 |
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8-6 |
T-1st (East) |
| 2019 |
Grambling State |
16-23 |
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4-12 |
4th (West) |
| 2020 |
Grambling State |
3-15 |
--- |
0-0 |
--- |
| 2021 |
Grambling State |
13-18 |
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10-8 |
3rd (West) |
| 2022 |
Grambling State |
24-24 |
SWAC Tournament |
11-13 |
3rd (West) |
| 2023 |
Grambling State |
33-22-1 |
SWAC Runner-Up |
15-9 |
2nd (West) |
| 2024 |
Grambling State |
17-30 |
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8-16 |
5th (West) |
| TOTAL |
|
186-277-1 |
|
83-103 |
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