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.
There will be plenty of competition for the North Carolina A&T baseball team to start the 2023 season. This will be the Aggies first year in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference and it will be the program’s third conference…
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team couldn’t have been more dialed in this fall, and that could be bad news for opposing teams this coming 2023 season. The Hawks are coming off quite a memorable 2022 campaign. Brian…
The Harris Stowe State University baseball team is looking for another strong and challenging schedule for this upcoming 2023 season. The American Midwest Conference (AMC) is considered one of the toughest NAIA baseball conferences in the country. The Hornets’ plan…
The Prairie View A&M University baseball team kicked off fall practice later than anticipated this semester. The 2022-2023 team returns several starters at key positions but lost two players to the transfer portal. As a result, the panthers brought in…
Each season, HBCU collegiate baseball teams are permitted 56 games and most of them take place in the spring. However, the NCAA and the NAIA allow teams to hold some of those games during the fall as exhibition matches. Therefore,…
The Andre Dawson Classic, the annual round-robin collegiate baseball tournament for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will have a new home at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Florida to start the 2024 college baseball season according to…
The Memphis Redbirds minor league baseball team honored Rust College for its back-to-back appearances in the Black College World Series presented By Tyson Foods. The 2022 tournament was held this past May at Riverwalk Stadium home of the Montgomery Biscuits…
Malik Barrington signed a free agent minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins last year following an outstanding collegiate career, and then reported to the Twins Florida Complex League (FCL) Rookie-level affiliate. Now, Barrington has been promoted to the Class…
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Just like at any school, HBCU coaches search for college baseball’s next stars. Head coaches check the transfer portal every day. HBCUs are using two reliable sources for recruiting. Coaches continue going the route of showcase events and checking multiple…