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.
West Virginia State Yellow Jackets knocked off NCAA Division II No. 4 ranked Mercyhurst University Friday with a doubleheader sweep of previously undefeated Lakers by scores of 5-2 and 5-4. The games were played as part of the 5th Annual College…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has released its weekly NCAA Division II polls. Two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Baseball programs, Virginia State and Winston Salem State, continue to garner votes this week. The Atlantic Region ranks…
Alabama State, Jackson State and North Carolina Central are among the teams receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 30 Poll as announced by the publication. This is the first time in history that three Historically Black College…
Four student-athlete pitchers really stood out and their dominating mound presence resulted in big wins for their respective baseball programs. Those are just some of the numbers behind HBCU baseball this past weekend action as Black College Nines (BCN) continues…
Edward Waters College and Talladega College face off in Talladega, Alabama, this weekend. The two Gulf Coast Atlantic Conference (GCAC) rivals play each other like it’s a playoff atmosphere each and every year. Both Edward Waters and Talladega, two of…
The college baseball season is in full swing with large and small school HBCU programs Seeing action this weekend. With the season underway, the question of what’s in store for the 2018 season, will help get answers this weekend. What…
Black College Nines Baseball Podcast (HBCU Baseball Coaches Series) with Grambling State Head Coach James Cooper. This episode starts off by discussing Grambling come from behind thrilling victory against Florida International University in Miami, Florida this past February 24 by the…
There was plenty of HBCU baseball action this past week and over the weekend. Black College Nines (BCN) continues to present some of the best individual and team performances with our season long editions of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball.…
A four-run eighth inning turned a 5-4 disadvantage into A Grambling State advantage, earning an 8-7 victory over the Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Three Grambling players, Chris Campbell, D’Quan Matthews, and Ace Felder, led the Tigers with two…
Black College Nines Baseball Podcast (HBCU Baseball Coaches Series) with Miles College Head Coach Matthews “Ty” Roberts. This episode kicks off by discussing Roberts replacing legendary former coach Kenneth Hatcher, to continue the path of Miles fielding a competitive team,…