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.
With the hiring of former Savannah State University assistant coach Stanley Stubbs as Texas College head coach last year, the baseball program wanted the right hire to turn Steer baseball around. Texas College made the right choice in a proven…
Selma University head baseball coach Adrian Holloway is the local hero born and raised in his hometown of Selma, Alabama. Loved by the locals, he is Selma’s favorite first and foremost. Most recognized person from his high school baseball playing…
The fate of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) East Division could be settled as early as this weekend as Black College Nines’ preseason top-ranked Alabama State University hosts BCN preseason No. 4 Jackson State University in a critical conference showdown.…
Claudell Clark is no Stranger to Norfolk State University. As a student-athlete, Clark had an illustrious career for the Spartans baseball team from 1998-2001 playing multiple positions as a pitcher and outfielder. As a pitcher in 2000, he went 7-3…
Ask any college baseball fan to name the 25 best college baseball coaches ever and you’ll probably get 25 different answers. Rest assured there is one name that will pop up alongside a slew of record-breaking NCAA Division I coaches.…
Week four of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball season is in the books, so we now can take a look back on the week’s action. After winning game one to open its scheduled four game series by…
Two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball coaches achieved milestones since the start of the 2016 season. Alabama State University head baseball coach Mervyl Melendez earned his 500th career coaching victory and Talladega College head coach Will Ramos earned…
Florida A&M University and Jackson State University, two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs will square off this weekend. This year’s three-game series, hosted by Jackson State, begins Saturday with a nine-inning doubleheader and concludes with a final…
Freshmen drastically influence collegiate baseball year in and year out. Judging by history, a freshman will find a way to factor into his team’s wins and losses each week during the regular season. We’re only one week into the 2016…
Black College Nines (BCN) is pleased to announce its regular season top ten poll dates for the 2016 college baseball season which will ultimately determine our Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball champions. The Black College Nines’ poll will…