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.
Former Albany State Golden Rams assistant coach, Patrick Barbour was one of the first sources mentioned as a possible candidate when it became apparent Lane College would need a new head baseball coach when the athletic department let John Bates…
The Alabama A&M athletic department has announced that head baseball coach Mitch Hill has stepped down after five seasons with the Bulldogs. The baseball program recently completed its 2018 campaign going 12-37. The athletic department released a statement thanking Coach…
Below are the HBCU baseball large school team statistical leaders for the 2018 season. Team offensive statistical categories include batting average, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, and stolen bases. On the pitching side team categories include…
Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft recently wrapped up with 1204 players ready to take their games to the next level in their baseball professional careers. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) produced four athletes selected this year. Schools representing…
Junior outfielder Randy Norris was the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) player taken in the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft when he was selected in the 19th round (No. 556 overall pick) by the San Francisco…
Texas Southern University was selected to compete in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Austin Regional at UFCU Disch-Falk Field this weekend. The Tigers (27-26) face No. 1 seed Texas in their opening game, while No.…
The first round of the 2018 Major League Baseball player draft will get underway on Monday, June 4th, with the 40th round finishing up on Wednesday, June 6th. The Detroit Tigers get the first pick in this year’s draft. The…
North Carolina A&T University Aggies baseball team is NCAA Regional bound. NC A&T, 32-23 overall and the HBCU Baseball Large School National Champion, was tabbed as the No. 4 seed in the Chapel Hill Regional and is set to compete…
John Bates, formerly of Lane College and Marcus Smith, formerly of LeMoyne Owen College are no longer head coaches with their baseball programs. Reports are that Bates was let go, while Smith stepped down from LeMoyne Owen. John Bates was…
Fifty-six Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball players have been named to the 2018 Black College Nines’ Elite Teams along with selections for Player, Pitcher, Freshman and Coach of the Year honors. This year we have added a sportsmanship…