Michael Coker is a collegiate baseball writer and lead contemporary news reporter for Black College Nines. He is a member and sits on the Board of Directors of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), a member of the Black College Legends and Pioneers Committee for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, founding member of the HBCU-Pro Sports Media Association (HBCU-PSMA), Founder and Executive Director of the Black College Championships LLC and HBCU baseball Black College World Series. Previously reported for blackcollegebaseball.com. Coker is a voter for the NCBWA NCAA Division I baseball Top 30 poll and Black College Nines’ HBCU baseball polls. Has twenty years of covering collegiate baseball. Played baseball three years under coach Jeffery Lee Jr. at Edward Waters University. Attended Oakton College, Wilberforce University and is a proud graduate of Edward Waters College in 1990 and University of Miami School of Law. Will complete Masters of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Coker is also a political contributor, consultant and conservative blogger. Founder of Secondopinionpundits – Political Web Magazine.
Coppin State is listed in the NCAA Division I poll. Winston Salem State and Albany State are listed in two National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) regional Top 10 polls this week and Selma is ranked in the United States…
Southern University remains the No. 1 ranked team in Black College Nines’ 2019 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) “large school” baseball poll announced on April 30, 2019. The Jaguars, 25-19 overall and 16-5 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), received…
It was a big weekend for Winston-Salem State University as the program goes out in style. Black College Nines (BCN) continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Week fourteen… Winston-Salem State University The Rams had…
Jackson State lost an 11-inning game on a bases loaded walkoff single to Alabama State on Saturday afternoon snapping its nation’s best 15-game winning streak. The Tigers, 27-19 overall and 13-7 in conference play, were unable to score runs as…
Fans outside of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) need to start paying attention to what has been happening on the diamond at Jackson State. There has been some serious baseball being played there by a team that has gone virtually…
This weekend could see some changes in the hunt for first place in the MEAC for both divisions. Coppin State, which has held first for the last six weeks, is tied with Norfolk State. The Eagles’ have little margin for…
The Jarvis Christian Bulldogs open their Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) series with the Texas College Steers on Friday, April 26th in a critical conference matchup on the campus of Jarvis Christian in Hawkins, TX, in the 3rd Annual interstate…
Florida A&M sophomore Jeremiah McCollum of Florida A&M and Southern University senior Connor Whalen have been named to the 2019 Stopper of the Year Midseason Update Watch List, as announced by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). The publication…
Southern University has moved into the No. 1 ranking in Black College Nines 2019 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll announced on April 23, 2019. The Jaguars, 24-16 overall and 15-3 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC),…
The Tigers of Edward Waters College and the Talladega Tornadoes will compete in the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Baseball Championship Tournament on May 4-7 in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on the Georgia Gwinnett College Campus Grizzly Baseball Complex. Georgia Gwinnett currently…