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.
A full schedule of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball games are on tap this weekend, March 18-20. With the season in full swing, there will be some exciting matchups on the diamond. Two intriguing matchups in the SWAC…
Alabama State Hornets junior catcher Hunter May and Southern University redshirt senior Taj Porter have been named to the 2022 Buster Posey Award watch list, the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission recently announced. The Buster Posey Award, formerly known as…
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff baseball team defeated Jackson State Tigers 3-2 Friday in the three-game series opener. The Grambling State University baseball team pulled out a 19-8 win after Alabama State took game one from the Tigers…
The 2022 season is in full swing. HBCU Baseball player are starting to make noise leaving a mark on their games. Black College Nines provides another edition of Who’s Hot in HBCU baseball. The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff pitcher…
(Pompano Beach, Florida) The organizers of the Black College World Series are pleased to announce tickets went on sale to the general public Friday, March 11, 2022 The Black College World Series will be held May 10-15 at Riverwalk Stadium (home…
Jackson State and Savannah State top BCN’s week one HBCU baseball polls Preseason No. 1 Jackson State University holds the top spot in the first edition of Black College Nines’ HBCU Top 10 Large School Baseball Poll announced March…
With HBCU baseball a few weeks into the season, it’s time for Black College Nines (BCN) to ramp up our coverage. We’ll kick things off by breaking down our initial position-by-position top tens, starting with the catchers and work our…
Conference weekend sweeps and a pitching gem highlight this past weekend’s action as Black College Nines (BCN) continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Week Three… Tuskegee University Savontae Williams did not allow a single run…
North Carolina A&T weekend baseball action swept a three-game series over the Holy Cross to improve to 6-6 on the young season. The Aggies completed Saturday afternoon with a doubleheader sweep winning game one 4-2, then a 9-4 victory in…
The Savannah State Tigers baseball team won both ends of a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) doubleheader versus Spring Hill College on Sunday afternoon by the scores of 13-9 and 5-3. Sunday’s win resulted in a three-game sweep from the…