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 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…
North Carolina A&T University, in the “large school” division and Albany State University, in the “small school” division, after making an incredible run through the regular season on the baseball diamond, are now crowned Historically Black College and University (HBCU) National…
For the fifth successive week, Jackson State University retains the No. 1 ranking in Black College Nines’ 2018 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll in the large school division, as announced on May 15, 2018. The…
Albany State, Bluefield State, Selma, and Talladega College find themselves in post season play for at least another mid-week and weekend action. These teams will be in national tournaments and world series in contention with the best baseball programs across…
Black College Nines talks Texas Southern Baseball with head coach Michael Robertson. On this episode we discuss his hard work to build the Tigers into a powerhouse in the SWAC. His thoughts on those teams in the SWAC, not playing…
The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) has announced the 2018 Small College World Series. Two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs were selected. Bluefield State College and Selma University will compete in this year’s tournament. Bluefield State…
Jackson State University retains its No. 1 ranking for the fourth consecutive week in Black College Nines’ 2018 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll in the large school division, as announced on May 8, 2018. The…