DI/MEAC/Baseball NSU Sports Information NORFOLK, Va. – Senior right hander Stephen Butt struck out a career-high 13 batters over eight-plus innings of brilliant pitching, leading Norfolk State to its ninth straight win and a three-game sweep of Maryland…
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.
Rams Sweep Double Header From Bluefield State, 5-1 & 9-3
DII/CIAA/ECAC/Baseball WSSU Sports Information WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Winston-Salem State swept a double header from Bluefield State on Friday by the scores of 5-1 and 9-3 at BB&T Ballpark in downtown Winston-Salem.
Interview: Edward Waters Dalton Ripley No-Hitter, Three For The Record Books
DI/DII/DIII/NAIA/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Junior right handed pitcher, Dalton Ripley threw his third career collegiate no-hitter to help lead the Edward Waters College Tigers baseball team over Morris College this past March 24, 2015. Ripley statistics…
Stephen Bull Signs Pro Contract With Camden Riversharks
Bull reports to Atlantic League spring training, has chance to make roster DI/MEAC/Baseball UMES Sports Information CAMDEN, N.J. — An outstanding Hawk for four seasons, former UMES baseball outfielder Stephen Bull (Millsboro, Del.) has signed a spring…
Black College Nines HBCU Poll – Week 4 (4/7/15-4/13/15)
For the fourth consecutive week, Alabama State maintained the No. 1 ranking in the 2015 HBCU Division I baseball poll announced by Black College Nines on April 7, 2015. The Hornets ball club, 19-11 overall and 9-3 in Southwestern Athletic…
Tigers Take Pair From Morehouse
DII/SIAC/Baseball Benedict Sports Information COLUMBIA, S.C. – Robert Troiano III pitched a two-hit shutout in the first game, and the Benedict Tigers rallied from a 9-3 deficit in the second game to sweep a doubleheader from Morehouse College…
NSU Fires On All Cylinders In 21-0 Shutout of Delaware State
DI/MEAC/Baseball NSU Sports Information NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State’s offense erupted for its highest output since 2011, and Matt Outman tossed a three-hit shutout to lead the Spartans to a convincing 21-0 win over Delaware State in the…
HBCU Baseball Broadcasted To A National TV Audience
DI/MEAC/SWAC/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Set to be broadcasted to a “National TV Audience” ESPN its network affiliates ESPN3, Watch ESPN and the SEC Network Plus will televise live Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball games…
Jackson State Baseball To Host Alcorn State In Weekend Series
DI/SWAC/Baseball JSU Sports Information JACKSON, Miss. – The Jackson State baseball team returns to Robert “Bob” Braddy, Sr. Field for a four-game Southwestern Athletic Conference series with Alcorn State.
HBCU Baseball Weekend Outlook: 4/3-5/2015
DI/DII/DII/NAIA/Baseball By Michael Coker/Black College Nines Heading into this weekend’s many Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball games, which begin Friday (4/3/2015). The weekend success a lot of schools have by making adjustments to key match-ups. Playing…