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.
Former Mississippi Valley State Delta Devil, Dreylin Holmes has signed with MLB Draft League. Holmes will play for Mahoning Valley Scrappers in Niles, Ohio. Holmes closed out his career by playing in 131 games and starting 109 games while hitting…
The baseball journey continues for Grambling State’s Cameron Bufford, who now will play professionally in the Major League MLB Draft League. The South Holland, Ill. native inked a contract with the State College Spikes and reports to the University Park,…
HBCU Players On Major League Baseball Draft League Rosters… The baseball voyage continues for former HBCU Baseball players who aim to play professionally in the Major League MLB Draft League and have exhausted their amateur eligibility with dreams of playing…
Pompano Beach, FL – July 16, 2024 – Black College Championships announced a partnership with Solaos, Inc., as a multi-year technology partner of the Black College World Series (BCWS). The sponsorship is a four-year deal to develop a high-quality website…
North Carolina A&T’s Canyon Brown was drafted by the Kansas City Royals becoming the second Historically Black College and University (HBCU) player taken in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He was selected in the 9th round, the (No.…
Alabama State infielder Randy Flores was the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) player taken in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft when he was selected in the 8th round (No. 232 overall pick) by…
After two seasons at the helm of the Lane College baseball program, Donny Crawford has announced his retirement as head coach. Lane hired Crawford to lead the baseball program in June of 2022. Crawford, who previously coached at Stillman College,…
Black College Nines continues its updating of the HBCU baseball coaching carousel with these coaching changes… Dillard University Out – Trennis Grant In – Head Coach A. Rashad “Rod” White* In – Carl Nichols Recruiting Coordinator/Hitting Coach In – Bob…
After recent HBCU Baseball new head coach signings at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Clark Atlanta University, Florida Memorial University, and Dillard University, there remain five baseball programs without a head coach. The decision on who is hired…
Thirty-five days after former coach Carlos James announced via social media on May 28, 2024, that he was leaving Pine Bluff after 14 seasons, the Golden Lions have found their new head coach. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff…