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.
The 2024 season has arrived. Black College Nines (BCN) will preview and cover the entire weekend action with updates each week during the season reporting on HBCU baseball. This week’s recap of the season opening weekend…
The in-state college baseball rivalry between Florida Memorial University and Edward Waters University baseball teams begins this weekend as both teams open up their 2024 seasons with a three-game series in Jacksonville, Florida. The Lions of Florida Memorial, the number…
Two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs received votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) 2024 Preseason NCAA Division I Poll released on February 1, 2024. Alabama State’s 2023 campaign ended with an overall record of…
We’re closing in on the start to the season and we’re looking ahead to all of the exciting things 2024 might have to offer. That’s definitely true draft-wise with HBCU baseball players hoping to make a major impact and play…
Intercollegiate baseball at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) has been around since the late 1880s. One of the initial hotbeds of competition was based in the Atlanta area where the first HBCU baseball league was formed in 1896. Since…
Oakwood University University Ambassadors Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic Association (GCAC) Head Coach: Richard Hodnett 2nd Season 2023 Record: 0-27 (.000) Black College Nines (BCN) 2023 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: Unranked Top Returning Players: Jeremy Matos, INF Jorge Hernandez, RHP Top…
Black College Nines has digested this year’s incoming freshman crop from Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs with the help from head coaches and their staff, weighing their fall ball performances and the impact each could have on…
Miles College Golden Bears Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Head Coach: Milton Barney 1st Season 2023 Record: 22-24 (.478) Black College Nines (BCN) 2023 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: Unranked Top Returning Players: Trey Rutledge, OF Brandon Leroy, C…
Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats Conference: Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Head Coach: Jonathan Hernandez 6th Season 2023 Record: 33-27 (.550) Black College Nines (BCN) 2023 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: No. 2 Top Returning Players: Garrett Chun, OF Colton Olasin, INF Top…