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.
Talladega College baseball had a really good fall semester in the classroom and on the baseball field. Head Coach Marcos Dominguez and his coaching staff have been working a lot on the development of his players this fall, making them…
Fall season went well for the Florida A&M Baseball program, however, the team was without 2 players that were huge contributors to their 2023 SWAC Championship season. Sebastian Grieco, who set a new FAMU record with 17 HR’s last season,…
Black College Nines will continue to keep updates on the latest coaching changes for the coming 2024 season. Get all the latest offseason moves of HBCU baseball and recent head coaching and assistant coaching and staff addition changes that have…
As part of the Atlanta Braves, Truist Bank, and Homers for Hank initiative this past July, Clark Atlanta University baseball program received a state-of-the-art batting cage for Panther Field. Truist Bank, the Braves, and Homers for Hank program are giving…
Savannah State head coach Carlton Hardy and his coaching staff welcome a talented recruiting class onto campus along with a veteran lineup. The Tigers are poised to win the SIAC and appear in a NCAA Division II regional and the…
The fall 2023 season has had its ups and downs, but the Panthers seem poised to have a productive year. In the infield, Returnees-Marshal Jonas (1B), Ahmar Donatto (SS), Ben Ybarra(2B/DH), Isaac Davila (SS/2B), and Cameron Franklin (UT) showed continued…
When it comes to the best pure HBCU Baseball recruiters in the game, Bethune Cookman head coach Jonathan Hernandez is right at the top of the list. He’s been able to land multiple top prospects since his hiring to lead…
The Stillman College baseball program, according to reliable sources, is set to leave the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) and will join the HBCU Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) when approved, positioning the college and their student-athletes for increased stability…
Florida Memorial University Assistant Baseball Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Andre Payne was honored by the Miami Marlins Organization recently. The Marlins paid tribute to Payne in a pregame on the field presentation for his work with the Florida Memorial baseball program and…
Mile College has replaced Ty Roberts with Cody Hamilton as the new head baseball coach, after Roberts was announced on July 31st as the new head coach at Lawson State Community College. Roberts spent the past seven years in the…