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.
Coming off last weekend’s four game sweep, Florida Memorial responded by winning three of four games over the NAIA’s No. 12 ranked Keiser University this weekend. The Lions took control of the series two games to one heading into the…
Saturday offered a showdown between ranked teams in this weekend’s biggest upset of the day. HBCU Baseball No. 4 ranked Talladega defeated NAIA No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett 4-3. The Tornadoes got a quality start from Jose Franco (W, 5-1). Franco,…
The Florida Memorial Lions came into Thursday’s game against Keiser University, the No. 12 ranked baseball team in the country in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll. That may not be the case after an unreal upset absolutely shocked the…
The Savannah State University Tigers baseball team fell two spots from No. 8 to No. 10 in this week’s latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Division II South Region Poll that was released early Wednesday afternoon March 13. The…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has released its weekly NCAA Division I poll. Two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs, Jackson State and North Carolina A&T State, continue to garner votes this week. Both Jackson State…
HBCU baseball continues with its weekend recap of both large and small HBCU games. Black College Nines (BCN) notes the 2024 season action from this past weekend. Florida Memorial University Coppin State University Norfolk State University Mississippi Valley State University …
Florida Memorial University hosted its annual Spring Break HBCU Baseball Tourney this past weekend on the beautiful campus of Florida Memorial in Miami Gardens, FL. Florida Memorial played a four-game series with Harris-Stowe State University who flew in from forty-degree…
HBCU baseball pitching highlighted this past weekend as Black College Nines continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU baseball. This edition focuses primarily on the pitchers. Jackson State University The Tigers defeated Butler University in 11 innings…
Three Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) NAIA baseball programs are ranked in the Black College Nines’ HBCU baseball “small school” Top 10 Poll recently announced on March 6. The list includes Jarvis Christian, Huston-Tillotson, and Xavier University of Louisiana. All…
For the second straight week, the Savannah State Tigers are ranked in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) 2024 Top 10 South Region poll. The Tigers are 12-2 on the season and have also been receiving votes in…