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.
Kentucky State (6-1) recorded its second no-hitter of the season following Joe Crisp’s no-hit conference foe Clark Atlanta one week ago on February 16. It is the first time KSU has tossed two no-hitters in the same season and the…
University of Arkansas At Pine Bluff Sophomore infielder Jarficur Parker, as a true freshman last season, started in 33 of 35 games at shortstop. Parker had the Golden Lions best batting average with .331, scored 23 runs, 17…
A full schedule of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball games are on tap this weekend, February 22-24. Now that the season is in full tilt, there will be some exciting matchups on the diamond. In the large school…
Coppin State University head baseball coach Sherman Reed is our guest on this edition of Black College Nines HBCU Baseball Coaches Podcast Series. Coach Reed in heading into his tenth season at Coppin in 2019. On July 9, 2010, Reed…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has released its weekly NCAA Division II polls. One Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball program, Winston Salem State, garnered votes this week. In the Atlantic Region, Winston Salem State ranks eighth…
Kentucky State University pitcher Joe Crisp and Clark Atlanta University hurler, Anthony Nettles, SIAC rivals, both squared off in a classic pitching duel. Two pitchers on opposite sides of the mound recorded 21 total strikeouts between each other. Crisp threw…
The season is barely a month old and Kentucky State’s Joe Crisp has already thrown a no-hitter to lead the Thorobreds over Clark Atlanta 3-0 Saturday during the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. Crisp dominated Clark Atlanta batters going…
Talladega split a doubleheader with the No. 17 ranked Middle Georgia State Knights. The game marked the second time since the start of the season they have defeated either a ranked opponent or one receiving votes in the NAIA poll.…
Black College Nines examines teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and predicts the order of finish for the 2019 HBCU baseball season. Last season both North Carolina A&T and Texas Southern were in the…
Southern University head baseball coach Kerrick Jackson is our guest on this edition of Black College Nines HBCU Baseball Coaches Podcast Series. Coach Jackson is in his second season at Southern University, being hired before the start of the 2018…