Southern University at New Orleans, commonly referred to as “SUNO”, announced this past April that it was adding baseball to its athletics program for the 2023-2024 school year. Then, on July 1st, named Olen Parker as its head coach. The…
Recently, I took a moment to check in with my lead reporter at Black College Nines, Michael Coker, since our busy season of covering HBCU baseball was winding down and there were some serious matters I wanted to (but hated…
2023 Black College World Series champ Florida Memorial moves into first place in small school poll while Alabama State holds lead in large school baseball poll. Dillard University makes first ever appearance in top 10. For the fifth straight week,…
It took over five hours and 19-innings before Florida Memorial University pulled out a one-run victory over Albany State University in the 2023 Black College World Series on May 13th. But it only took minutes after the initial celebration to…
Alabama State and Albany State hold leads in large and small school baseball poll for fourth straight week. Alabama State University holds on to its No. 1 ranking for the fourth week in a row in Black College Nines’ 2023…
The National College Baseball Hall of Fame has announced its 2022 class of inductees and it includes two HBCU greats from Southern University, Roger Cador and Rickie Weeks. After two years of of virtual inductions, this year’s class will be…
Wilberforce University holds the distinction of being the nation’s oldest private, historically black university owned and operated by African Americans, founded in 1856. The baseball program, too, is one of the oldest among HBCUs, dating back to the late-nineteenth century and…
When Jackson State hosts Grambling State this weekend, Coach Deion Sanders will attempt to remain unbeaten in his two contests versus that vaunted Louisiana football program. Yet, even if Jackson State does do just that, Coach Prime can’t claim to…
Recently, Black College Championships hosted a press conference in Montgomery, Alabama announcing the second annual Black College World Series to be held on May 11-May15. Details of the tournament are addressed in the presentation video below. And once again, Black…
Earlier this week Wilberforce University President Elfred Anthony Pinkard made an exciting announcement that the long dormant Wilberforce Bulldog baseball program will be resurrected with on the field play beginning in the fall of 2022. For me, that means a…
