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 non-conference baseball games are on tap this weekend in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) on March 5-7. There will be some exciting matchups on the diamond. Upsets are just waiting to happen. A perfect example is…
Albany State (5-2) has received votes in the NCBWA Division II South Region national rankings released by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Wednesday March 3rd. The Rams, who scheduled a mid-week game at Flagler College in St.…
This weekend, Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball teams will be in action with scheduled games giving fans a peek at how the season may shake out. After the 2020 season was unexpectedly cut short because of the COVID-19…
Xavier University of Louisiana baseball started the season last week and went 1-1 against Bryant & Stratton College-Albany. After a 61 year hiatus, the Gold Rush welcomed back baseball splitting a season-opening doubleheader. The historic event was played at Wesley…
Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball reports on baseball programs and players who stood out in their mid-week and weekend series. For this past week, we recognized the top performers…
Right hander Justin Walton struck out a career-high nine batters over six strong innings, and Norfolk State won its first weekend series of the season with a 10-5 victory over North Carolina Central on Sunday at Marty L. Miller Field. Danny…
The Jackson State baseball team defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17-11 and completed a series sweep Sunday afternoon from Bob Braddy Field. The Tigers scored in their part of the first frame and then came through with a seven-run second inning. Marcus…
The Kentucky State baseball team opens their 2021 campaign with a 5-3 and 7-4 sweep against the Salem Tigers. With the two wins in today’s contests, Head Coach Rob Henry said. ” The team did a good job by grinding the…
Tougaloo College finally got the opportunity to open its scheduled 2021 season after 13 games were either postponed or canceled due to inclement weather. The Bulldog baseball team took on the Mississippi University for Women baseball team in a doubleheader…
The Jackson State baseball team started fast and rolled to a 9-5 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the home opener Friday evening from Bob Braddy Field. The Tigers struck first in the bottom of the first when Chandler Dillard delivered an…