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.
Another weekend of HBCU Baseball action saw a national stolen base record broken, multiple home runs hit in a game, and some outstanding pitching highlight another edition of Black College Nines’ Who’s Hot in HBCU baseball.
Benedict College outfielder Bradon O’Connor has a simple mindset when he reaches base at every collegiate baseball game he’s ever played in. When it comes to stealing bases, O’Connor has one thought. Just run, and don’t get thrown out. That’s…
The field for the Black College World Series is set. Eight HBCU baseball Programs, four from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and four from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Format for the event is…
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) continues to be well represented in the NCAA South Regional Top 10 Rankings for 2022. For the second straight week, Albany State and Savannah State are listed in the weekly National Collegiate Baseball Writers…
Savannah State back on top in this week’s “small school” poll while Prairie View jumps into the lead in “large school”poll. For the first time in program’s history, Prairie View A&M claims the top spot in Black College Nines’ HBCU…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its weekly Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards given out every Tuesday during the season for NCAA Division I players. This week’s award winners includes Grambling State pitcher Shemar…
Bradon O’Connor has a chance to set a national collegiate baseball stolen base record. The Benedict College outfielder has stolen 91 bases out of 99 tries in 43 games this season. According to the NCAA Division II team statistics, the…
HBCU Baseball No. 1 ranked Alabama State won its three-game series winning two of three from Jackson State. The Hornets won Friday 6-2, shutout loss to JSU 5-0 on Saturday, then pounded Jackson State winning 21-3 on Sunday to claim…
The Morehouse Maroon Tigers split its doubleheader with Lane College Dragons, losing game one 7-6, before bouncing back in the second game, 11-3 on senior day. Bluefield State Baseball won three games of a four game series against Virginia State…
Weekend action on the baseball diamond saw an attempt at a national record, a perfect game, and some outstanding pitching which highlights another edition of Black College Nines’ Who’s Hot in HBCU baseball. Benedict College Tigers’ outfielder Bradon O’…