Black College Nines has announced its fifty-six Historically Black College and University (HBCU) preseason elite baseball players for the upcoming 2023 season. First and second team selections were made for both the large school division (made up of NCAA Division I schools) and small school division (made up of those in the NCAA Division II as well as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA).
The awards are highlighted by our picks for preseason large school Position Player of the Year and preseason large school Pitcher of the Year, as well as preseason small school Position Player of the Year and preseason small school Pitcher of the Year.
Black college Nines’ selections were made based upon research and statistical information provided by coaching staffs and sports information directors.
A complete listing of the 2023 Preseason All-HBCU baseball individual award selections can be found below.
The 2023 HBCU Preseason Elite Team:
Large School:
Preseason Player of the Year – Jordan Hamberg Coppin State
Preseason Pitcher of the Year – Hunter Viets Florida A&M University
Small School:
Preseason Player of the Year – Lavoisier Fisher Albany State University
Preseason Pitcher of the Year – Andrew Mann Savannah State University
Large School Division (NCAA DI)
First Team
INF Cory King (Alabama State University)
INF Trey Page (Delaware State University)
INF Ty Hill (Jackson State University)
INF Justin Wiley (Southern University)
UTL Jordan Hamberg (Coppin State University)
OF Trey Burrell (Grambling State University)
OF Krew Bouldin (Delaware State University)
OF Trevor Hatton (Grambling State University)
C Canyon Brown (North Carolina AT&T University)
DH Ryan Howe (University Maryland Eastern Shore)
P Nolan Santos (Bethune Cookmen University)
P Victor Mendoza (Prairie View A&M University)
P Hunter Viets (Florida A&M University)
RP Ty Tubbs (Prairie View A&M University)
Second Team
INF O’Neil Burgos (Southern University)
INF Tommy Easley (Alabama A&M University)
INF Josh Hankins Coppin State University)
INF Sebastien Sarabia (Coppin State University)
UTL Jared Tribett (Alabama A&M University)
OF Dreylin Holmes (Mississippi Valley State University)
OF Dionte Brown (Norfolk State University)
OF Jacob Council (Norfolk State University)
C Ty Hanchey (Florida A&M University)
DH Cameron Bufford (Grambling State University)
P Rashad Ruff (Coppin State University)
P Xavier Meachem (North Carolina A&T University)
P Enrique Ozoa (Southern University)
RP OJ Mendez (Alabama State University)
Small School Division (NCAA DII, NAIA)
First Team
INF Ty Sizemore (Bluefield State College)
INF Nathan Harris (Florida Memorial University)
INF Denny Daza (Paine College)
INF Payton Shubert (Edward Waters University)
UTL Adriel Acevedo (Talladega College)
OF Lavoisier Fisher (Albany State University)
OF Joe Smith (Savannah State University)
OF DeWayne Franklin (Savannah State University)
C Miguel Oropeza (Talladega College)
DH Michael Archie (Miles College)
P Andrew Mann (Savannah State University)
P Jamel Allen (Xavier University LA)
P Solomon Masters (Savannah State University)
RP Matt Terrell (Savannah State University)
Second Team
INF Tahraun Hammond (Virginia State University)
INF Joseph Gaines (Voorhees University)
INF Jalen McDuffie (Benedict College)
INF Jalin Thomas (Rust College)
UTL Dominique Page (Paine College)
OF Phillip Woullard (Savannah State University)
OF Jamel Mitchell (Benedict College)
OF Jalen Young (Florida Memorial University)
C John Nobles (Edward Waters University)
DH Jacob Perez (Wiley College)
P Blair Frederick (Xavier University of LA)
P Saivion Mohammed (Morehouse College)
P Max Charnin (Florida Memorial University)
RP Dylan Compton (Kentucky State University)