This Black College Nines podcast episode features a candid conversation with former legendary Southern baseball coach Roger Cador who most recently served as head coach of the Jaguars baseball team. Cador speaks frankly about HBCU institution presidents and athletic departments…
As part of the rejuvenation of baseball at Xavier University of Louisiana, the Gold Rush will start play early in February for the 2021 season. This marks the return of collegiate baseball competition for the first time since 1960. The University was…
01-04-2021 Former Claflin University baseball player Jalen Sprull commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Monday Jan. 4, 2021. Sprull was a member of the Bulldog Battalion of the U.S. Army ROTC, which is comprised of cadets from…
Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) members Texas College, Wiley College, and Huston-Tillotson University Department of Athletics have announced cancellation of their 2021 baseball seasons. The impact of the pandemic and the health and safety of students-athletes has each institution modifying…
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…
