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.
Alabama State head baseball coach Jose Vasquez has plenty of options for his team’s lineup going into the 2021 season. The early portion of the season will be a time for experimentation coming out of fall ball. There are many…
Listen to “Sunday Night Live Michael Coker- The Mike Prince Show” on Spreaker. Black College Nines lead contemporary reporter, Michael Coker, was the guest this past Sunday evening on “Sunday Night Live – the Mike Prince Show” which aired on…
Forty-three games over four months await the Tougaloo baseball program and head coach Earl Sanders when the 2021 season kicks off in February. The Bulldogs will play 31 of those contests against HBCU baseball programs. The schedule features 25 home…
Major League Baseball has finally decided to recognize the now-defunct Negro Leagues as one of its own. The stigma of being outside of what was called “organized” baseball is no more. In one form or another, the game that has…
When the Southern University baseball team captured its SWAC West Division Championship, SWAC Tournament Championship and participated in the NCAA Division I Regional in 2019, head coach Kerrick Jackson proudly raised the coveted trophy, but quickly handed it off to…
Nearly all HBCU Baseball programs one way or another have announced their adjusted plan of action for the upcoming 2021 season, including shifting of spring semester schedules. Of course, the health and safety of the students and staff are most…
Recent coaching changes for HBCU baseball. Black College Nines will continue to keep updates on the latest coaching changes for the coming 2021 season. Recent updated coaching changes… LARGE SCHOOL Southern University In – Assistant Coach Chris Crenshaw will handle head coaching…
Voorhees College scholar athlete and baseball player Calvin Coach III completed his studies and has successfully met the challenges presented as a Competitiveness Scholar by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. After being named to the…
Recent coaching changes for HBCU baseball head coaching, assistant coaching, volunteer, and graduate assistance positions that have taken place before the start of the 2021 season. Black College Nines will continue to keep you updates on the latest coaching changes…
The Voorhees College baseball team can feel uncertain about many things. What the 2021 roster will look like, when and where games will be played and how that still isn’t clear. With the start to the coming season, it’s going…