DII/SIAC/Baseball GAME 15: Albany State d. Stillman 9-5 (ASU wins 2015 title) Entering Tuesday’s winner-take-all contest, the Tigers were seeking an eighth title in nine seasons. Tim Rogers (0-3) picked up the start on the mound for the Tigers. The…
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.
Black College Nines HBCU Poll – Week 7 (4/27/15-5/4/15)
For the seventh consecutive week, Alabama State maintained the top spot in the HBCU Division I baseball poll announced April 27, 2015 by Blackcollegenines.com. The Hornets, 28-14 overall and 16-5 in Southwestern Athletic Conference, lost its first conference series since…
2015 CIAA Baseball Conference Championship
DII/CIAA/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) 2015 Baseball Conference Championship event set to take place April 30th- May 2nd at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC., will welcome four of…
Norfolk State Baseball News: Spartans Top UMES, Clinch Tie For MEAC North Title
DI/MEAC/Baseball Norfolk State Sports Information PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Norfolk State jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings, and Spartan pitchers Stephen Butt and Josh Vales made that stand up in a 5-4 Spartans’ win over…
Rivera, Sandifer Fire Shutouts As Falcons Sweep The Lincoln In Baseball
DII/CIAA/Baseball Lincoln Sports Information LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Standout pitchers Brian Rivera (Sr./Cidra, Puerto Rico) and Jeremy Sandifer (Sr./Virginia Beach, VA) each threw one-hit shutouts as Saint Augustine’s University blanked The Lincoln University 8-0 and 5-0 in a…
2015 SIAC Baseball All-Conference Honors Announced
DI/SIAC/Baseball SIAC Media COLUMBIA, South Carolina – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced its 2015 baseball all-conference honors as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Third baseman Damien Bivens, outfielder Jared Maner, and pitcher Hunter Hood…
Baseball Recruitment to HBCU Baseball Programs
DI/DII/DIII/NAIA By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Puerto Rico’s top high school baseball prospects will take part in the 2015 Victor Pellot Excellence Tournament scheduled for April 29 through May 2 at Ydelfonso Sola Morales Stadium in Caguas, the…
2015 SIAC Baseball Conference Championship Scores and Schedules
DII/SIAC/Baseball SIAC Media By Michael Coker/Black College Nines The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opened it’s 2015 Baseball Conference Championships hosted by Benedict College in Columbia,SC with the first four games completed for the four day event to determine conference…
Selma Sweep Lane College To Close Out Regular Season
NAIA/Others/Baseball Selma Sports Information Game 1 : Selma University Right Fielder Deshun Bolling was 2-4 with a home run. Daryl Watkins was 3-3 with a double, 2 stolen bases and 4 runs scored. Catcher Travis Jean was 3-4…
2015 SIAC Baseball Conference Championship
DII/SIAC/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has scheduled the seeding for the 2015 Baseball Championships, which will be played from Thursday, April 23 through Monday, April 27 if Necessary. The four-day championships will…