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.
The 2022 Major League Baseball Player Draft takes place July 17-19, 2022 in Los Angeles. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order will be set based on the reverse order of the 2021 MLB…
The Gulf Athletic Conference (GCAC) has finalized plans to expand baseball participation. Two existing conference members, Philander Smith College and Dillard University will be adding baseball as a varsity sport, while new conference member Oakwood University is resurrecting baseball and…
Bradon O’Connor, the national NCAA Division II stolen base champion, has signed a professional contract with the Rocky Mountain Vibes of the Pioneer League. The Pioneer League is an independent baseball league in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB). The…
The Alabama State University baseball team finished the season receiving votes in the final National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) national rankings for 2022, the publication announced on Monday, June 27th. Throughout the 2022 season, Alabama State received votes in…
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is prepared to announce the four remaining baseball programs (Coppin State, Delaware State, Norfolk State, and Maryland Eastern Shore) will depart from the MEAC and join the Northeast Conference (NEC). The four baseball programs that…
With the 2022 season completed, it is time for Black College Nines to showcase HBCU baseball’s top outfields who have turned the impossible into routine catches, bring some of the best speed in all of HBCU baseball and have proven…
Texas Southern baseball player Tyrese Clayborne will spend this summer working as an intern within the Houston Astros Baseball organization. According to the school athletic department, the internships is a partnership between the Astros and TSU which focuses on scholarships…
Below is our recap of HBCU Baseball players who received national recognition for their play on the diamond during this past 2022 season. -∞- North Carolina A&T catcher Canyon Brown was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team. Brown…
North Carolina A&T freshman Canyon Brown has been named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team it was recently announced. Brown was outstanding in his freshman year posting big numbers where he had 14 multi-hit games as the everyday starter…
Stanley Stubbs has decided to step down from his head coaching duties with the Mississippi Valley State baseball team in order to deal with health concerns, Black College Nines was informed Wednesday. It is not known if one of the…