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.
Miles continued its season-opening slate of teams from the Gulf South Conference with a three-game series against Shorter on Friday and Saturday at historic Rickwood Field. The Golden Bears suffered their first loss of the season on Friday in a…
HBCU baseball’s preseason top ranked Edward Waters Tigers baseball split its weekend double-header with fourth ranked Florida Memorial Lions on Saturday. Despite falling 5-3 and surrendering a late game comeback by Edward Waters in game one, The Lions fought back…
Two HBCU baseball players add preseason accolades to their list of accomplishments. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) selected Savannah State pitcher Jared Showalter for NCAA Division II All-South Region honors, joining teammate Joe Smith who was named honorable…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) named outfielder Cole Cote of Bluefield State unanimous preseason honors status joining a trio of the nations best NCAA Division II baseball players. Cote was named to NCBWA Preseason All-Atlantic Region First Team.…
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced on January 26 that Lincoln University of Missouri has been admitted to the Conference for full-time membership, following a vote of approval by the GLVC Council of Presidents. In addition to transitioning…
Three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Baseball programs received votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) 2023 Preseason NCAA Division I Poll released on January 31, 2023. Alabama State’s 2022 campaign ended with an overall record of…
A slate of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball games are on tap this week, February 1-5, 2023. With season openers for many, there will be some exciting matchups on the diamond. Two intriguing matchups during the weekend to…
Black College Nines has announced its fifty-six Historically Black College and University (HBCU) preseason elite baseball players for the upcoming 2023 season. First and second team selections were made for both the large school division (made up of NCAA Division…
Dillard University, for the first time in school history, will play baseball on the diamond. The birth comes after the institution decided in 2021 to add a baseball program to the athletic department. The announcement was followed by the hiring…
We’re just six months away from the 2023 MLB draft, which will take place July 9 through July 11 during All-Star festivities in Seattle, Washington. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the No. 1 pick, followed by the Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers,…