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.
Lane College (0-0) continues receiving votes in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 (Week 2 – February 24, 2021) poll in the South Region for the second straight week of the 2021 season. The…
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced a change in plans for 2021 winter and spring sports. Due in part to the continued concern with COVID-19, the SIAC announced the cancellation of conference scheduling and championship events for all…
The North Carolina Central University baseball team received votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 30 release of NCAA Division I 2021 Poll, the organization announced February 23rd. North Carolina Central was tabbed as the No. 8…
After being derailed by the pandemic last season, collegiate baseball is finally back. In this past weekend’s games there was plenty of action featuring home runs, outstanding defensive plays, lights-out pitching, extra base hits and a pitching gem in a…
On February 11, 2021, North Carolina Central University announced that they will no longer sponsor baseball.This announcement becomes yet another blow to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, who will have three additional teams, that play baseball, migrating to other conferences for…
Three Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs eager to get back to playing competitive baseball finally returned with thrilling season opening victories this past weekend. North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, and Southern all posted wins to start…
Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball reports on baseball programs and players who stood out in their weekend series. For this past weekend, we recognize the following… North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central swept Army in its scheduled three-games defeating the…
The North Carolina Central baseball team was preparing to resume play after a long offseason of 11 months due to the pandemic health crisis Covid-19. Then, just a week before opening the 2021 campaign, the baseball program was hit with…
North Carolina Central University picked up a big win over Army on opening day, as a grand slam from Nick Fajardo (Durham, N.C.) helped push the Eagles to a 9-4 win over the Black Knights on Friday, Feb. 19 at the…
The Florida A&M baseball team travels to Deland, Fla. for an opening weekend series against Stetson that begins on Friday. Rattlers head coach Jamey Shoppe begins his eighth season in the program and has compiled a 164-172 overall record and…