What’s better than having a big run producer in your lineup? How about three. As a coach, it’s great to have multiple ball players who can mash the ball day in and day out sending teammates home with clutch hits…
Jackson State’s Run Producing Trio
Author: Michael Coker
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.
HBCU 2016 Baseball Weekend Preview Conference and Non-Conference Games: February 12-14
As a rule of thumb, home games are huge in Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball and that’s true whether it’s a non-conference or a conference match-up. That said, scheduling a mid-week non-conference opponent helps strengthen schedules and builds…
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not In HBCU Baseball
Two weeks into the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball season, let’s take a look at which teams have started the 2016 season on a hot streak and which teams that have started slow. After giving up 5 runs…
Southern University’s De La Torre… One of HBCU’s Top Hitting Catchers
Southern University’s Jose De La Torre, one of HBCU baseball’s top all-around fielding and hitting catchers, has become great at handling the team’s pitching staff, throwing out would be base stealers and is a definite power hitting threat. Offensively, he hit .278…
A Slew of HBCU Games Scheduled For This Weekend
NCAA DIvision I ballplayers are still “chomping at the bit” to get the 2016 college baseball season underway. But at many smaller division schools, including those among the ballplaying HBCUs, baseball is in full swing this weekend. With the season underway, the…
No. 8 Talladega Opens 2016 College Baseball Season Triumphant
Talladega College twice defeated Concordia College (Selma) at home to start its 2016 baseball season yesterday. Talladega won the first game 9-3 then finished off the Hornets in game two, 15-2. Talladega (2-0), the No. 8th ranked team in Black…
Stillman Head Coach Gets First Career Win With Upset of Nationally Ranked Mercyhurst
Stillman College traveled to Emerson, Georgia opening its 2016 season with an upset split against a highly ranked Mercyhurst University in the Perfect Game Spring Swing. The game one win gave Julius McDougal his first head coaching victory as the…
Three HBCU Programs Open 2016 College Baseball Season Victorious
Clark Atlanta University, Concordia College (Selma) and Paine College baseball teams played their respective 2016 season openers as all three Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball teams split with their opponents to start the college baseball season. Concordia College…
HBCU 2016 Baseball Opening Day
HBCU baseball opening weekend is scheduled for Saturday, January 30, 2016. Plenty of good programs will be in action opening day with five scheduled games highlighting many key storylines. Can Clark Atlanta University spoil a Concordia College (AL) triumphant home opener? Will…
Is Norfolk State’s Matt Outman For Real?
Heading into his twelfth season as head coach of the Norfolk State University baseball program, Claudell Clark has done a good job of turning tools into skills. One such project has been Matt Outman, the Spartans pitching ace who had…