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.
Black College Nines presents the players to lookout for in HBCU baseball for the 2023 season. As teams prepare for the season, these players are on a path that will be big pieces to their team’s success as we enter…
The 2023 season Prairie View A&M baseball team returns several starters at key positions but lost two players to the transfer portal. As a result, the panthers brought in more pitching depth with seven coming from Texas junior colleges. In…
Prairie View A&M University in the Large School Division and Edward Waters University in the Small School Division are ranked No. 1 in their respective Black College Nines HBCU Baseball Pre-Season Top 10 Polls. The Prairie View A&M baseball…
Black College Nines (BCN) presents the small school overviews for the 2023 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) baseball season. As we outline reviewing what teams needs from returning players, the addition of JUCO transfers, and top incoming stout freshmen…
Alabama A&M University Conference: Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Head Coach: Elliott Jones 2022 Record: 14-35 (.286) BCN 2022 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: Unranked Team Preview: In the infield the Bulldogs return every starter from last year’s team except at first…
Pitching and defense will be a huge part of the Bethune Cookman ballclub for the 2023 season. Experience will also play a vital role for the 2023 B-CU baseball team. “We are excited to go out and compete this 2023…
Collegiate Baseball (the newspaper) has released its NCAA Division II 2023 National/Regional preseason preview and six from HBCUs are being recognized for their play. HBCU players are being recognized nationally for being impact players on their teams and for their big…
Lane College head baseball coach Donny Crawford was known to schedule tough NCAA Division II opponents when he led the Stillman College baseball program from 2005-2015. Coach Crawford was hired by Lane College this past spring after the conclusion of the…
Baseball will be returning soon for the 2023 HBCU collegiate season and there will be plenty of small school HBCU action. The HBCU baseball small school division season begins January 27th with Dillard University facing Louisiana Christian University. The following day,…
This past February, the Dillard University Athletics Department announced the addition of a baseball program and the hiring of Trennis Grant as its new head baseball coach. The Dillard baseball program is scheduled to begin playing games opening the HBCU…