Former Norfolk State baseball player Cody Ellis was promoted to the head coaching position at University of North Carolina Greensboro after being named interim head coach in January 2024. Ellis joined the Spartans in October 2022 as assistant coach in…
Delaware State’s Jean-Paul Blandin, who served as the head baseball coach for 25 years, has retired. Blandin made the announcement this past March that he would retire following the 2024 season. Coach Blandin took over the program prior to the…
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has decided not to renew the contract of head baseball coach Carlos James after spending 14 seasons at the helm of the program. James announced he was leaving his coaching duties from UAPB…
Grambling State University and Bluefield State University claim Black College Nines Baseball Crowns. Grambling State University sits atop the final Black College Nines HBCU “large school” Top 10 poll of 2024 presented by Guardian Baseball and announced on May 30,…
Below is Black College Nines’ annual post-season top “No Fly Zone” HBCU baseball outfielders. The list provides the best in all of HBCU baseball reaching balls hit in the gaps and turning would be hits into outs. BCN evaluated players…
After our awards and recognition committee’s season-long review of NCAA Division I HBCU baseball action, the following thirty-two HBCU baseball players have been named to the Black College Nines’ Large School Elite teams for the 2024 season. Additional recognition is…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has released the list of semifinalists for the 2024 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear. The prominent award in college baseball is given to the top player based on national voting by…
With the conclusion of the 2024 college baseball approaching, Black College Nines takes its first look at the coaching carousel for HBCU baseball with updates on the latest coaching changes for the coming season and ones that took place before…
Xavier University of Louisiana has surprisingly dismissed baseball coach Adrian Holloway. This comes just four years into his tenure, after baseball was relaunched in 2021 when the program finished the season 27-11 in its return to collegiate competition since 1960.…
Drew Bailey is leaving Bluefield State University to return to his alma mater, Concord University, as its next head baseball coach. He was a pitcher from 2008-2010 and a two-time All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) performer during his collegiate…
