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.
Huston-Tillotson University defeated Bethany College 7-6 on Sunday to record its first win of the 2022 season and its first win since the pandemic shut down the program in 2020. The school elected not to play baseball in 2021 as…
As the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) baseball season approaches, who will finish at the top of the conference? With the two-division alignment, the 2022 baseball season is set to begin in a week and the 10 teams (Edward…
At the conclusion of the 2021 season, history was made by two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs. Last season, Jackson State University earned its first HBCU national baseball title and will begin the season in the…
The HBCU Baseball “small school” season begins this weekend. Black College Nines addresses opening weekend storylines to start off the 2022 HBCU baseball season’s first pitch. A few non-conference matchups begin the weekend action. As stated many times before, college…
Bluefield State College Conference: NCAA DII (Independent) Head Coach: Drew Bailey 2021 Record: 15-12 (.556) BCN 2021 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: No.1 Black College World Series Winner Key Newcomers: Brayden Merrick Virginia Tech transfer Key Returning Players: Ty Sizemore, Taylor…
The Wiley College baseball team is returning to the diamond in 2022 with 56 games and 22 at home. After opting out of the 2021 season, the Wildcats will play their first game since March 2020 against Texas Wesleyan University…
At Black College Nines, we took a look at a few things that will make HBCU baseball fun to watch this season. There are plenty storylines to watch, but here are a few that we find the most compelling. Will…
January 20, 2022 (Pompano Beach, Florida) It was announced today that Black College Championships, LLC will be presenting the second annual Black College World Series on May 11-15, 2022, once again in conjunction with the city of Montgomery, Alabama and…
Black College Nines has announced its fifty-two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) preseason elite baseball players for the upcoming 2022 season. First and second team selections were made for both the large School division (made up of NCAA Division…