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.
Former WVSU baseball star Josh Falbo has signed a professional contract to play for the Washington (PA) Wild Things of the Frontier League. The Washington Wild Things would like to announce to signings of RHP Josh Falbo and C Bobby…
Black College Nines looks and predicts the 2017 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) “large school” teams within their conferences. Using statistical information of returning players from last season, reviewing what team needs were filled with freshmen and other incoming…
In 2016, Claflin University made a Cinderella run taking it into the postseason and all the way to the NCAA Division II playoffs. For those on the outside, it may have seemed that Claflin came out of nowhere to make that…
by Michael Coker • • Comments Off on HBCU’s First Big Weekend of Baseball
HBCU baseball’s first big weekend starts with the first pitch on Friday, February 3, 2017. Scheduled games will have plenty of programs in action as they start their focus on expectations of the ultimate goal and poised to carry momentum through…
As the 2017 college baseball season opens, we look at and make predictions ranking Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) “small school” teams within their conferences. Using statistical information of returning players from last season, reviewing what team needs were…
Black College Nines starts looking at this year’s freshman crop and will identify some of the top Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball impact freshmen who have arrived on campus and deserve recognition. Do they have what it takes to…
There will be plenty of top Historically Black College and University (HBCU) talent this upcoming baseball season, but we’ve decided to limit this report to an elite ten to look out for in 2017. In selecting Black College Nines’ “10…
Florida Memorial University, Wiley College, Jarvis Christian College and Edward Waters College baseball teams played their 2017 season openers this weekend as three of the four Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball teams earned doubleheader splits. All four baseball…
Fifty-two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball players have been named to the 2017 Black College Nines’ Elite Pre-Season baseball teams. First and second team selections were made in both the Large School Division (made up of NCAA Division…
A year after ending the 2016 season with the number one poll ranking, Alabama State University opens the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Black College Nines’ 2017 Large School Preseason Baseball Poll for the second year in a row…