This past December, the Stillman College administration decided in a cost cutting move to drop baseball and other athletic programs do in the face of financial challenges. By cutting its sports program, the goal was to keep the institution from…
Former Edward Waters College baseball All-American catcher Jesse Baker has earned an all-star spot representing the Tucson Saguaros professional baseball team in the Pecos League All-Star Game to be played July 11th at 6:00 PM in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Baker has…
Former Jackson State head baseball coach Robert Braddy was one of seven new inductees to enter the National College Baseball Hall of Fame at its annual Night of Champions in Lubbock, Texas last week. Braddy compiled an 824-546 record in…
MONTGOMERY – Mervyl Melendez has resigned as head baseball coach at Alabama State University, Athletic Director Melvin Hines said. Melendez posted a five-year record of 158-117 at Alabama State, leading the program to unprecedented accomplishments. Among the first-time achievements, the…
DURHAM, N.C. – Former North Carolina Central University pitcher Andrew Vernon expected to hear his name called in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft– he just didn’t expect to be the last one to know about it. “I was actually at…
MONTGOMERY – Alabama State baseball pitcher Joseph Camacho has signed a free agent contract with the Oakland A’s. Camacho (5-9, 175; Sr., El Paso, Texas) recorded one of the most outstanding careers in the history of Hornet Athletics. The four-year starter went…
After three days and 40 rounds, Major League Baseball recently completed its annual First-Year Player Draft. During the draft, 1216 players were selected who hope to take the first step in their baseball professional careers. The 2016 MLB 2016 Draft…
Bethune-Cookman University catcher Michael Cruz was selected in the seventh round (224th overall pick) Friday by the Chicago Cubs and thus became the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) player selected in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. Cruz,…
The 2016 Major League Baseball draft… obviously, we don’t know which HBCU ball players will get drafted or even how many will get drafted. However, we can make a prediction as to which ones we think will come to the…
The first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball player draft will get underway on Thursday, June 9th, with the 40th round finishing up on Saturday, June 11th. The draft will be held in Secaucus, New Jersey. Last year, eleven…
