The members of our Black College Legends and Pioneers Committee (listed to the right) have been sent their ballots with the names of seven candidates for consideration into this year’s class (2015) of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. For…
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Welcome Back to Black College Nines
This site is designed to give followers of Historically Black College and University baseball an opportunity to learn more about the rich history of African-Americans in college baseball. This site will be comprised of research on black college baseball’s past and integrators of non-HBCU…
Links to Stats for HBCU Ballplayers Taken in the 2009 MLB Draft
So, how are this year’s crop of HBCU pro baseball rookies doing? Below are links to stats for those first year MLB draft choices from HBCU schools… CJ Beatty North Carolina A&T Hiram Burgos Bethune Cookman Andrew Moss Lincoln (Mo.) Myrio Richard Prairie…
2009 HBCU Freshmen All-Americans
Congratulations to the following ballplayers representing HBCU schools who were recently named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans: Eduardo Gonzalez, Alcorn St. — Named Freshman of The Year in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and a second team league pick, he hit .419…
2009 HBCU Summer Assignments
The following are college baseball players at HBCU schools who have been assigned to summer collegiate teams for 2009 (last updates on 6/04/09). This list will be updated as new information is received. Coastal Plains League Esterlin Paulino (North Carolina…
Tip of the Hat to the ABAA
First… what’s the ABAA? The acronym stands for Aggie Baseball Alumni Association, the support arm of North Carolina A&T baseball. And that’s not just monetary support! A stated goal of the group is to also preserve the history of Aggie baseball. …
About this site…
In late 2010, a few of us HBCU (Historically Black College and University) baseball enthusiasts were approached by College Baseball Hall of Fame executive director, Mike Gustafson about establishing a category of honorees to be selected from both HBCU schools and other African-American pioneers of college baseball. The initial…