Alabama State retains its lead in “large school”poll. In the large school Top 10 BCN poll, there were no changes at the top. Alabama State remains No. 1 and Texas Southern retains the No. 2 spot. Some notable movement saw…
HBCU Baseball 2022 Coaching Carousel
As the coaching carousel revs up for HBCU baseball, Black College Nines will continue to keep updates on the latest coaching changes for the coming 2023 season. Get all the latest offseason moves of HBCU baseball and recent head coaching…
SWAC Conference Baseball Tournament Seeding and Opening Round Match-Ups
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced seedings and opening round match-ups for the upcoming 2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament slated to be held May 25-29 at Regions Field in Downtown Birmingham. Eastern Division Seeding: No. 1 Alabama State No. 2 Florida…
2022 Black College World Series Superlatives
Edward Waters and Kentucky State, both forced into the loser brackets after losing their first games, had nice rebounds winning the NAIA and NCAA Division II bracket championships, respectively. Edward Waters eventually defeated Kentucky State to become the Black College…
Coppin State’s Late Inning Rally Wins 2022 MEAC Championship
Coppin State scored eight runs in the ninth inning to defeat Delaware State 18-12 on Saturday afternoon to win its second Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship since 1995. The Eagles also matched a school-record with its 24th win of the…
Reflection on the 2022 Tyson Foods Black College World Series
Jim Bouton, in his seminal 1970 book Ball Four, described a conversation he had with one of his major league teammates walking across the outfield grass. Bouton was reminiscing how as a little boy he thought how exciting it would…
Grambling State University’s Shemar Page Named a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
Grambling State University graduate student Shemar Page has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2022 Dick Howser Trophy, presented by The Game Headware in conjunction with the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the St. Petersburg Chamber of…
2022 Black College Nines HBCU Top 10 Baseball Polls – Week Seven (as of 5/15/22)
Edward Waters claims top spot in this week’s “small school” poll while Alabama State regains its lead in “large school”poll. After a slow start to the 2022 season, Edward Waters University rightfully claimed the Tyson Foods Black College World…
Edward Waters University Baseball Claims 2022 Tyson Foods Black College World Series Title
Edward Waters (28-27, NAIA Division bracket winner) came all the way back from an opening loss to top Kentucky State (25-24 overall, NCAA Division II bracket champion) Saturday for the championship of the inaugural Tyson Foods Black College Baseball World…
2022 Tyson Foods Black College World Series Recap – Day Three
Game 1: Kentucky State 5 – Miles College 4 Kentucky State (24-23) overcame a 4-1 deficit in the ninth inning and rallied to down top-seeded Albany State (32-16) 5-4 Friday in the Tyson Foods Black College Baseball World Series Game…
2022 Tyson Foods Black College World Series Recap – Day Two
Game 1: Miles College 15 – Albany State 10 Miles College (25-21 overall) struck for nine runs in the first two innings and knocked off No. 1 NCAA Division II tourney seed Albany State (32-15) 15-10 Thursday in the…