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.
The Talladega baseball team received votes in the NAIA Collegiate Baseball Top 25 Coaches Poll it was announced by the national office March 5th. The Tornados team was among 13 teams receiving votes in the poll for teams ranked outside…
Coppin State continues to receive votes in this week’s NCAA Division I Poll voted by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). The Eagles (5-3) resume play this weekend on the road visiting UNC-Charlotte in Charlotte, NC., March 9-10 with…
Come from behind wins, game winning home runs, a couple of saves and a pitching gem highlight this past weekend’s action as Black College Nines (BCN) continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Week six… Alabama…
Through The Fence Baseball publication has come out with a new ranking for baseball programs in the NAIA. The ranking is centered on strength of schedule index indicating how has a team competed against stronger opponents during the season. Strength…
Two Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) arch-rivals and HBCU Baseball small school powerhouses, Edward Waters College and Talladega College open conference play this weekend with a four-game series of two doubleheaders beginning Saturday and concluding Sunday at J.P. Small Memorial…
Kentucky State University head baseball coach Rob Henry became the Thorobreds winningest coach in school history this past Wednesday, February 27th, as KSU swept Alice Lloyd, 11-5 and 20-10, in a non-conference doubleheader. The victory gave Henry his 107th career…
Scott Hemmings is in his third season as Albany State University’s head baseball coach. Last season he guided the Golden Rams to their first HBCU Baseball National Title in 2018 and the SIAC Baseball Championship, their first conference title since 2015. Before…
For the second straight week, after defeating No. 4 Seton Hill this past weekend and getting a quality win against a higher rank opponent, Winston-Salem State has moved up in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Atlantic Region…
For the first time in history, four Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs have received votes at any national level at the same time in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 30 Poll as announced by…
Pitching, live bats and walk-off dominated this past weekend’s action as Black College Nines (BCN) continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Week five… Alabama State University: Alabama State swept Purdue Fort Wayne in a…