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.
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…
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has decided not to renew the contract of head baseball coach Carlos James after spending 14 seasons at the helm of the program. James announced he was leaving his coaching duties from UAPB…
Grambling State University and Bluefield State University claim Black College Nines Baseball Crowns. Grambling State University sits atop the final Black College Nines HBCU “large school” Top 10 poll of 2024 presented by Guardian Baseball and announced on May 30,…
Below is Black College Nines’ annual post-season top “No Fly Zone” HBCU baseball outfielders. The list provides the best in all of HBCU baseball reaching balls hit in the gaps and turning would be hits into outs. BCN evaluated players…