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.
Talladega bats came alive Saturday defeating No. 13 University of Mobile. The Tornadoes salvage a win in dramatic fashion and showed some mettle at the plate with clutch hitting in a 13-5 win over the Rams in the teams’ series finale on Saturday.…
This weekend, Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball teams will be in action with scheduled games giving fans a peek at how the season may shake out. Some teams will be looking to maintain HBCU Baseball rankings and stay…
Another strong mid-week and weekend action on the diamond propelled HBCU Baseball programs to victory as Black College Nines continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Miles College – Defeated conference rival Kentucky State Dylan Johnson was…
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…