The two top candidates for the Mississippi Valley State University head coach job have very close ties to the baseball program. Former players Zack Penprase and Damon Lessler are graduates. Penprase spent four years at the school on the baseball…
The HBCU World Series presented by Hank Aaron Sports Academy and all associated events will not take place May 28-30, 2021 as planned. Though we were eagerly anticipating hosting this historic event in Jackson, Mississippi, Norfolk State University opted not…
Southern University upset Jackson State, 7-6, in the SWAC Conference Championship game. The win gives the Jaguars the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Regional field of 64. Jackson State record-breaking season comes to close at SWAC Tournament…
Aaron Stevens will no longer be serving as head baseball coach at Mississippi Valley State University. With the 2021 season completed, reports are Stevens has been informed that he will not be brought back for another year. Reports coming out…
The Southern Jaguars captured the 2021 SWAC Baseball Tournament Championship with a thrilling 7-6 win over the Jackson State Tigers on Sunday at Toyota Field. Trailing 6-4 going into the top of the ninth inning, the Jaguars took the lead…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has released its list of semifinalists for the 2021 Dick Howser Trophy. The voting was done by the NCBWA. The award, given to the top player in collegiate baseball, is based on two rounds of national voting. Two baseball players…
An unblemished 24-0 run through the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has contributed to Jackson State University’s unanimous selection as HBCU’s No. 1 “large school” baseball team for the eighth week in a row in Black College Nines’ 2021 regular season…
Behind a complete game two-hitter from John Guienze. The Southern University baseball team jumped on No. 2 seed Alabama State University early en route to a 3-0 win in the second game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament at…
When Black College Nines (BCN) put together our top outfielders tracking batted balls hit in the gap, we followed one guiding principle: the best fleet footed “No Fly Zone” outfielders in HBCU Baseball. Our list follows the speedsters reaching balls hit in the…
In its inaugural year, the HBCU World Series presented by the Hank Aaron Sports Academy is a matchup that will feature two HBCU baseball conference champions in the NCAA Division I classification; the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) pitted against the…
