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.
Based on fall scouting reports on this year’s class of incoming freshman ball players at HBCU baseball programs and information from head coaches and their coaching staffs, Black College Nines takes a look at key newcomers who could have an…
The Albany State University baseball team has received votes in the NCAA Division II Top 10 South Region (preseason) Poll compiled by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Thursday January 30. The Golden Rams finished last season 32-20,…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has released it’s Preseason All-Region teams for the 2020 season. Six players from Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) were selected to the NCBWA South Region. The preseason awards are given out annually…
Southern University, the reigning Historically Black College and University (HBCU) National Champions, opens the 2020 HBCU Baseball Large School Pre-Season Baseball Poll ranked number one in hopes to defend its national title. Our Black College Nines (BCN) polling committee has…
Welcome to the season opening first installment of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball as Black College Nines (BCN) highlights this past weekend’s 2020 season opening action and start our season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Week One……
Texas College opened the 2020 season with a double header sweep of Friends University (KS) 8-5 and 15-2. The Steers opened up the flood gates in the first inning of both games with 4 and 7 runs respectively and never lost the…
Wiley College opened the 2020 HBCU baseball season with a doubleheader sweep of Arlington Baptist University on Friday by the scores of 9-7 and 11-10 in Grand Prairie, Texas. This marks the second year in a row that the Wiley…
Fifty-six Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball players have been named to the 2020 Black College Nines’ Pre-Season Elite first and second teams. The large school division is made up of NCAA Division I schools and the small school…
Alabama A&M University 2019 Record: 15-35 .300 Conference: SWAC BCN 2019 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: Unranked Alabama A&M somewhat underachieved last season, so head coach Manny Lora has hit the recruiting trail hard for the 2020 baseball season. The Bulldogs…
Albany State University 2019 Record: 32-20 .615 Conference: SIAC BCN 2019 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: No. 2 Albany State head coach Scott Hemmings is extremely excited about this year’s team and is looking forward to the spring season and opening…