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.
Texas College athletic department has named Anthony “Happy” Macon as the Steers head coach to lead its baseball program. In our Black College Nines HBCU Baseball Podcast series, we spoke to the new coach, who replaced Stanley Stubbs. Stubbs’ recent…
PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland – Maryland Eastern Shore’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Thursday the appointment of Charlie Goens as the 12th head baseball coach in program history, effective immediately. Goens brings more than a decade of experience to Princess Anne.…
The following is a list of recent coaching changes for HBCU baseball as the “Coaching Carousel” continues heading to the 2017 season. Texas College officially named Anthony “Happy” Macon to the head coaching position on September 2nd. To date, here are…
On this edition of Black College Nines HBCU Baseball podcast, we speak with new Lane College baseball coach Stanley Stubbs. The former Texas College head coach replaced Daniel Stockdale, whose recent resignation opened the door for Stubbs to return and…
Lane College will have a new baseball coach next season now that head coach Daniel Stockdale, who was hired this past May, has resigned from the position. Stockdale resignation comes as a shock to both Lane and the Southern Intercollegiate…
As part of our podcast series, Black College Nines reached out to Atlanta, Georgia native C.J. Stewart for what he has achieved in helping the dreams of urban youth and young men prosper and blossom within and outside the game…
The Independent Pecos League has quite a few Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball players this season achieving success playing professional baseball and looking for a crack at the Major Leagues. The Tucson Saquaros (Tucson, Arizona) Jesse Baker, former…
After playing four years of baseball for Wiley College, outfielder Erick Magee, who went undrafted by Major League Baseball this past June, signed a pro contract to play professional baseball with the Trinidad Triggers. Trinidad (Colorado) is in the North…
The latest ticket on the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball coaching carousel has been punched with the official naming of Jose Vazquez to the head coaching position at Alabama State University on Tuesday, July 13th. To date, here…
MONTGOMERY – Jose’ Vazquez has been named Alabama State head baseball coach, Athletic Director Melvin Hines announced today. Vazquez will be formally introduced at a 1 p.m. press conference Thursday at the ASU Stadium Club Lounge. Vazquez has spent 14…