Under patches of gray in an otherwise blue sky, on a baseball diamond in urgent need to recover from a rain storm which swept through north Georgia the day before, assembled more than 100 Black high school baseball players. Some…
In an exciting day of baseball at the 2018 SWAC Baseball Tournament, Jackson State (34-17), the top nationally ranked team in the tournament defeated Alcorn State (13-39) 4-3. Alcorn did not play like a team with only 12 wins coming…
Alcorn State University (21-24) won an exciting one run game against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (21-24), 14-13 in SWAC Baseball Championship action on day two of the conference tournament. It was a tight ball game, but Alcorn behind a…
The top seeds in the 2018 SWAC Baseball Tournament, as expected, advanced to the winners bracket after the first day of play. The SWAC arguably the top HBCU baseball conference in the country opened its tournament yesterday at Wesley Barrow…
On May 4, at the SIAC Baseball Tournament, my alma mater,Tuskegee University, was preparing to play a baseball game that would put them in position to play in the championship game, if they won. A Tuskegee player ran passed me…
The Albany State Golden Rams (28-16) defeated the Kentucky State Thoroughbreds to win the 2018 SIAC Baseball Championship. Coming into the tournament Albany State was ranked third in the Black College Nines Poll of small HBCUs. On their way to…
The Kentucky State Baseball team fought their way out of the losers bracket and will face a tournament favorite, Albany State for the conference crown. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Baseball Regionals. After…
Miles College and Albany State squeaked out one-run wins to cap off an exciting day of baseball at the SIAC Baseball Tournament, which will crown a conference champion on Sunday. Both schools came into the tournament favored to reach the…
The SIAC Baseball Tournament got off to a roaring start. The first day featured good hitting, strong pitching and superb defensive plays. Miles College, a Christian Methodist Episcopal church supported school and the top ranked school in the prestigious HBCU…
Seeking to help bring awareness to HBCU baseball, the ATL Metro RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) board of directors recently voted to host a baseball showcase of high school talent in the metro Atlanta area. Plans call for…
