Author: Jay Sokol

Jay Sokol is the founder of Black College Nines in 2009. Longtime researcher of college baseball and former general manager and lead recruiter of the Delaware (Ohio) Cows of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League – a summer collegiate wooden bat pro prospect developmental league. Previously Sokol served as the volunteer sports information director for baseball at Ohio Dominican College (now Ohio Dominican University) in the mid-1990s. He is a member of the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and a founding member of the HBCU-Pro Sports Media Association (HBCU-PSMA).

Rust College – 2026 Baseball Season Preview

Rust College (Bearcats) HBCU Athletic Conference (NAIA) 2025 Overall Record: 22-28 2025 Conference Record: 13-17 John Bates, Head Coach Returning Starting Position Players SS Kyrent Cole OF Marcus Smith OF Christopher Brock OF Jordan Fitzpatrick Top Returning Starting Pitching Jalen…

Miles College – 2026 Baseball Season Preview

Miles College (Golden Bears) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA DII) 2025 Overall Record: 27-25-1 2025 Conference Record: 17-14 (Sixth Place) 2025 Minority Prospects Final Four Champion Milton Barney Jr., Head Coach Returning Starting Position Players OF Michael Smith Other Top…

Wiley University – 2026 Baseball Season Preview

Wiley University HBCU Athletic Conference (NAIA) 2025 Overall Record: 34-17 2025 Conference Record: 24-6 (West Division Champions) Kendrick Briggs, Head Coach Season Opener: Jan 22,2026, 2:OOpm CST/4:00pm CST vs LSU Alexandria Returning Starting Position Players C  Jaziel Martinez 1B Ivan…