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.
Black College Nines takes a look at HBCU Baseball statistical leaders in the “large school” representing NCAA Division I and the “small school” with NCAA Division II, NAIA and independent status as we summarize top players stats in 2019 for…
Editors note… Selma University upped its record to 10-4 with a Tuesday afternoon 6-5 victory over NCAA Division I Alabama A&M. Selma University baseball sits atop the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) 2019 Baseball Power Rankings. The baseball…
Conference weekend sweeps, multiple hits in conference action and a complete mound performance highlight this past weekend’s action as Black College Nines (BCN) continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Week ten… Alabama A&M…
The Albany State baseball team entered the weekend winning nine of the last ten games before its scheduled four-game series with Benedict College in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) action. The Golden Rams captured the first two games of the…
North Carolina A&T University continues its hold on the top spot as Southern University maintains the No. 2 ranking in Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season Top 10 baseball poll in the large school division as announced by…
North Carolina A&T’s and Southern University’s baseball programs are among the teams receiving votes in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Associations (NCBWA) NCAA Division I Top 30 Poll. Both teams are making their second appearance this season. The Aggies…
Come from behind rallies, game winning hits and top ranked teams going down in defeat highlight this past weekend’s action as Black College Nines (BCN) continues its season long coverage of Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball. Week nine… Southern…
Winston Salem State University head baseball coach Kevin Ritsche collected his 300th career coaching victory in winning game one of a doubleheader sweep defeating Bluefield State College in game one 5-1 and 14-7 in game two. Kevin Ritsche was born…
In the weekend’s Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) marquee series, a matchup in Marshall, Texas, NAIA No. 9 rank LSU Shreveport (La.) and HBCU Baseball Small School No. 7 Wiley College, the hosts wasted no time making a statement. The…
Miles Baseball cleared the hurdle of winning a game against a top ranked team (Delta State ranked No. 6 spot in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 Poll). Golden Bears pitchers limited Delta State to…