DI/SWAC/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Baseball The 2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Baseball Tournament scheduled to take place May 13-17, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the MLB Urban Youth Academy’s Wesley Barrow Stadium. According to SWAC Media,…
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.
2015 MEAC Baseball Conference Championship
DI/MEAC/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) 2015 Baseball Conference Championship event set to take place May 13-16, 2015 at the host site, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Md.…
Interview : Head Coach Andrian Holloway After Selma Suffers Loss In Opening Round of NCCAA Tournament
NAIA/Others/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Selma University opening NCCAA Tournament game against Clearwater Christian College as the winning score is no indication of seven-plus innings of brilliant pitching from both teams, leading to Clearwater’s 4-1 victory on…
Selma Starts Post Season NCCAA South Regional Baseball Tournament
NAIA/ Others/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Salma University capped another stellar baseball season with its fifth consecutive post season selection. The Bulldogs qualified to participate in the 2015 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) South Regional Baseball…
Donny Crawford Resigns As Head Baseball Coach At Stillman College
DI/SIAC/Baseball Stillman Sports Information TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After helming the ship that is Stillman College Baseball, Donny Crawford has ended his 11-year reign on May 5, 2015. Over 11 seasons as head coach, Crawford amassed a career mark…
Black College Nines Set to Name Its HBCU Baseball Champs Next Week
Black College Nines is set to announce the crowning of its Historically Black College and University (HBCU) 2015 Baseball National Champions. One team from the “Large School Division”, made up of HBCU institutions that compete in the NCAA Division I…
Black College Nines HBCU Poll – Week 8 (5/5/15-5/11/15)
For the eighth consecutive week, Alabama State maintained the top spot in the HBCU Division I baseball poll announced May 5, 2015 by Blackcollegenines.com. The Hornets, 30-15 overall and 18-6 in Southwestern Athletic Conference, clinched its second straight SWAC Eastern…
Alabama State Baseball Coach Mervyl Melendez Approaching Milestone In 2015
DI/SWAC/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Alabama State University head baseball coach Mervyl Melendez has approached and passed many milestones throughout his 15 year coaching career, but is closing in on a feat few in his profession have…
Edward Waters Suffers Tough loss, Talladega Bright Look Ahead (Audio Interview Both GCAC Coaches)
NAIA/GCAC/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines An exciting pitchers’ duel this past Wednesday afternoon, as the Talladega Tornados topped Edward Waters’ baseball team in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) championship game 4-0. EWC (34-22, 13-2 GCAC) Frederick…
Holland Pitches Shutout As Talladega Repeats As Baseball Champs
No. 8 ranked Tornadoes beats No. 2 Tigers in Black College Nines HBCU Baseball poll NAIA/GCAC/Baseball TALLADEGA, Ala. – Talladega silenced Edward Waters for the second time in this tournament as the Tornadoes claimed their second consecutive Gulf…