DI/DII/SWAC/MEAC/SIAC/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Several Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs recently hired head baseball coaches during the offseason. Currently, 53 HBCU baseball programs compete at the NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III…
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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.
Alcorn State Names Richardson As Head Baseball Coach
DI/SWAC/Baseball MEAC Sports Information Alcorn State University’s has hired Brett Richardson as its new head baseball coach. The announcement come Wednesday after from Director of Athletics Derek Horne. Richardson, a Tallahassee, Florida native, previously served as an assistant…
Spartan Baseball Announces 7-Player Recruiting Class
DI/MEAC/Baseball Norfort State Sports Information NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State head baseball coach Claudell Clark and recruiting coordinator Joey Seal announced Monday the Spartans’ 2015 recruiting class. The seven-player class includes a trio of players who attended NSU…
Selma Plans A Tougher Schedule. Play Southern For The 2016 Season
NAIA/Others/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Selma University baseball program hopes to set themselves apart when the 2016 baseball season starts scheduling to play more nonconference games against Power opponents. The Bulldogs has turned strength of schedule into…
Prairie View A&M Continues National Search For Head Baseball Coach
DI/SWAC/ Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Prairie View A&M University continues national search for a new head baseball coach is currently underway. Many close to the process have been supremely confident that the number one priority over…
Tigers Baseball Named NCAA Statistical Champion In Stolen Bases Per Game
DI/SWAC/Baseball Texas Southern Sports Information HOUSTON- The Texas Southern Tigers baseball team received another accolade this past week as the NCAA announced that the Tigers are the 2015 recipients of the NCAA Division I Statistical Champion Award for…
Red Sox Honor NCCU Slugger Triplett For Monstrous Feat
DI/MEAC/Baseball NCCU Sports Information DURHAM, N.C. – Back on April 25, North Carolina Central University first baseman Christian Triplett blasted two home runs over the famed Green Monster at Fenway Park, the legendary home of the Boston Red…
15 Players Join LU Baseball For 2016
DI/MEAC/Baseball Lincoln University Sports Information JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Fifteen newcomers will join the Lincoln baseball team for the upcoming 2016 season. Head coach Mike DeMilia announced that three juniors, two sophomores and 10 freshmen have joined the…
Brock Named To St. Louis Cardinals ‘Franchise Four’
DI/SWAC/Baseball Southern University Sports Information During last week’s 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star game in Cincinnati, former Southern University legend Lou Brock was announced as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals’ ‘Franchise Four.’
North Carolina A&T State Names Hall Head Baseball Coach
DI/MEAC/Baseball NCAT Sports Information GREENSBORO, N.C. – Ben Hall, who held the position of interim head coach this past season, has been selected as North Carolina A&T’s State new head baseball coach, director of athletics Earl M. Hilton…