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.
Florida Memorial earned a series win against their SUN Conference foe Keiser University. In the first game on Friday, the Lions defeated the NAIA’s No. 16 ranked Seahawks by the score of 4-2. Saturday’s doubleheader action saw Keiser come back…
Florida Memorial upset top-ranked Edward Waters in double header action topping the Tigers in game one 3-1, then held on for a 2-1 win in game two ending EWC eight game winning streak. Coming into the game, Florida Memorial was…
Jackson State University has moved into the No. 1 ranking in our Black College Nines 2018 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll announced on April 3, 2018. The Tigers, 17-10 overall and 5-1 in Southwestern Athletic…
Black College Nines takes a look at all the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) “small school” division baseball programs as we summarize each team’s 2018 year-to-date mid-season performance. Albany State University 2018 Mid-Season Record: 13-13 Albany State on course to…
HBCU Baseball produced some heroes who helped their teams to victory this past weekend as Black College Nines continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Jarvis Christian College – Defeat conference foe Huston-Tillotson RHP Joseph Lyall allowing…
Selma defeated No.14 University of Mobile on its home field as the Bulldogs came out swinging. In the bottom of the first inning, Selma plated four runs then added two more in the bottom of the second for a 6-4…
There was quite a bit of action on the baseball diamond this past weekend which featured some come from behind wins, walk-offs, and surprising victories. Black College Nines continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. North…
Historically Black College and University baseball continues to be a hot topic of discussion and more impressive, being included in both national rankings and Black College Nines HBCU Baseball Top 10 poll. Three teams remain in the Atlantic Region Top 10 polling…
They say good pitching will always beat a good hitting ball team. That was the case this past weekend, as we look at this past week’s action in our season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. University…
Texas College split a doubleheader in Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) play against NAIA No. 21 ranked Texas A&M losing game one, 13-9 but winning 7-4 in game two. In game two, in the bottom of the first inning, Texas…