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…
Last fall, before the opening kickoff at professional football games played on week one of the season, millions of Americans were introduced to a hymn that has been an inspiration to this country’s African-American population since the early years of…
Listen in as Carlos Brown and our Michael Coker discuss the impact of the career of the late Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and College Baseball Hall of Famer, Lou Brock. recorded 09/12/2020
Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the timing of what would have been the College World Series season, I was asked by Ryan Whirty to prepare a story for his wonderful website, The Negro Leagues Up Close. This story originally appeared…
