DII/SIAC/Baseball Stillman Sports Information FLORENCE, Ala. – It took to the sixth game of the season, but the Stillman College Tigers defeated North Alabama on the diamond t earn the first victory of 2015. After losing both games…
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.
WSSU Rams Hold Off Millersville Marauders For 7-5 Win
DII/CIAA/Baseball Winston-Salem Sports Information WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem State Rams jumped out to a big early lead, and held off the hard charging Millersville Marauders, 7-5 today at BB&T Ballpark in Winston-Salem.
Cheek Hurls Two-Hitter For Falcons In Baseball Victory Over Benedict
DII/CIAA/Baseball Sports Information Office RALEIGH, N.C. – Pitcher Desmond Cheek (Sr./Franklinville, NC) fired a two-hitter to lead Saint Augustine’s University past Benedict College 10-3 for its first baseball victory of the season at Buffaloe Road Park on Thursday, February…
HBCU Teams Conference Baseball Player of the Week Honors
NAIA Baseball HBCU Teams Conference Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week as announced this week by their respective conferences. Honors awarded to Pitcher Marcus Jones of Jarvis Christian College, Catcher Jesse Baker Edward Waters College and Pitcher Matt Holland Talladega College.…
Grambling State University Baseball Team Will Honor Ralph Garr Sr.
Grambling Sports Information GRAMBLING, La.— The Grambling State University baseball team will honor Former Grambling Tiger baseball standout Ralph Garr Sr. at the February 17th game against Wiley College at 6:00 p.m. This game is marked as the Ralph Garr…
Bulldogs Comeback Falls Short In Loss To Chowan
Barton Sports Information Direct MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Barton College baseball team scored two runs over the final two innings of play but suffered a 6-3 loss in the 2015 season opener to Chowan University on Tuesday afternoon at Hawkins…
Claflin Baseball Split With Lincoln Memorial in its 2015 Season Opening Doubleheader
Romanda Noble-Watson, SID Orangeburg, S.C.—The Claflin University baseball team split its 2015 season opening doubleheader with Lincoln Memorial, dropping Game One 5-7 and winning Game Two 5-4. The Railsplitters, who has already played five games on the season, is now…
WSSU Rams Roll Over Mars Hill Lions 12-3 In Season Opener
WSSU Sports Information WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem State University Rams opened the 2015 baseball season in style with a 12-3 win over the Mars Hill Lions. Conner Andrus and Taylor Idol had three rbi’s each, and Gavin Culler and…
West Virginia State University To Honor Former Baseball Coach Calvin Bailey
West Virginia State University will pay tribute to former baseball coach Calvin Bailey who built WVSU baseball program into a fixture of 30 win seasons in NCAA Division II earned his 1,000th career victory; only seven other baseball coaches in…
Hawks Open Season With Split Against Coker
Chowan Sports MURFREESBORO- The Chowan University baseball team split a pair of games on Sunday in their season home opener against Coker College. Both teams open the season with a 1-1 record after Sunday’s contests.