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 first round of the 2024 Major League Baseball player draft will get underway on July 14th, in Arlington, Texas and continue for 19 more rounds concluding on July 16th. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who…
Word on the street is that the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff athletic department is set to hire Logan Stout to be its next head baseball coach. Stout is the founder and CEO of the Dallas Patriots baseball program…
Pompano Beach, FL – Black College Championships announced today an agreement with Visit Jackson, TN and Rockabillys Stadium to serve as host of the 2025 Baseball Black College World Series. The championship series is slated for May 7-10, with the…
It has been rumored that Alcorn State could be interested in former Stephen F. Austin baseball head coach Johnny Cardenas as its next baseball coach. However, as far as we know, no direct contact between the two has been made.…
Black College Nines updated coaching carousel for recent HBCU Baseball head coaching changes which includes the latest signing, potential landing spots and coaching candidates in the running for the coming 2025 season. Recent coaching changes… Dillard University Out – Trennis…
Dillard University baseball head coach A. Rashad “Rod” White has had the interim tag removed from his title and has been hired as head coach of the Dillard baseball program. Coach White has been serving as the interim head coach…
Pompano Beach, FL – Black College Championships (BCC) Executive Board has appointed Lane College Joel Worthington to its Black College World Series staff, it was announced Tuesday. Worthington is the head softball coach and Sports Information Director at Lane. He…
According to sources, Alcorn State’s Reggie Williams has been terminated as the Braves head baseball coach. In his three seasons, Williams had an overall record of 16-122 with eight victories being the most wins in any one season (2023). Coach…
Former Norfolk State baseball player Cody Ellis was promoted to the head coaching position at University of North Carolina Greensboro after being named interim head coach in January 2024. Ellis joined the Spartans in October 2022 as assistant coach in…
Delaware State’s Jean-Paul Blandin, who served as the head baseball coach for 25 years, has retired. Blandin made the announcement this past March that he would retire following the 2024 season. Coach Blandin took over the program prior to the…