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.
One of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) best players to grace a uniform, Lou Brock passed away at the age of 81 this past Sunday leaving a lasting legacy from his playing days at Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Southern…
The Harris Stowe State University baseball program will have a lot to look forward to before the start of the 2021 HBCU Baseball season. The Hornets will play all of it’s home games at Stars Park, former home of the…
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Board of Directors recently announced the addition of Bethune Cookman and Florida A&M Universities as the 11th and 12th members of its conference. Both Bethune Cookman and Florida A&M will become official full members effective…
Because of the COVID-19 world health crisis that abruptly ended the 2020 collegiate baseball season this past March, Major League Baseball held its shortest June draft in its history with just five rounds. Since then, two HBCU draft-eligible players…
The first round of the 2020 Major League Baseball player draft will get underway on Wednesday, June 10th. Instead of the normal 40 draft rounds, the 2020 draft will be limited to just 5 rounds. Historically Black College and…
Xavier University of Louisiana announced this past January, the hiring of Adrian Holloway as head coach of its recently relaunched intercollegiate baseball program, dormant since 1960. The Xavier athletic department is excited to have recruited Holloway. He will prove to…
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Jose’ Vazquez was named head baseball coach for Alabama State University baseball program on July 13, 2016. This season marked his fifth for the Hornets. In 2020, Vazquez helped lead Alabama State to Black College Nines HBCU Baseball “Shortened Season”…
Reginald Hollins began his first season as head coach of the Tuskegee University baseball program in 2017 after serving the previous six as an assistant coach in multiple roles. During his baseball career at Tuskegee as a player, Hollins was…