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.
Collegiate Baseball announced its Freshmen All-American team, powered by Diamond. The awards are given to the best NCAA Division I first year player for their performance on the field during the regular season. The honors are given out by the…
Bethune Cookman senior Anthony Maldonado was the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Baseball player taken in the 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft when he was selected in the 11th round (No. 321 overall pick), by…
The first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball player draft got underway on Monday, June 3rd, with picks: 1-78 (Rounds: 1st, supplemental 1st, competitive balance A, 2nd, competitive balance B, supplemental 2nd). The draft continues with Rounds 3-10 on…
Florida A&M bats peaked at the right time during the MEAC Baseball tournament. Those bats propelled the Rattlers to a conference championship with two crushing consecutive game wins and a postseason berth in Atlanta, Georgia for the Atlanta Regional, hosted…
Collegiate Baseball, the voice of amateur baseball, announced its annual NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams and National Player of The Year list. The awards are given to the best Division I athletes by their performance on the field during…
What sits between two celebrated baseball teams? Southern, (32-22) is a storied HBCU Baseball program and Mississippi State (46-13), a prennial baseball powerhouse. The Mississippi State baseball program will host an NCAA Regional for the 14th time in program history,…
The Southern University baseball team received votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) final regular season poll this past May 27th, following the NCAA’s reveal of the 64 teams that made the post season. Southern was selected as…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has named its NCAA Division II Postseason All-America and All-Region teams for the 2019 season. Four players from Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) were recognized in the NCAA Division II. The awards…
Florida A&M baseball will head north to Atlanta, Georgia this week in the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Rattler earned an automatic bid as the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The 64-team field was unveiled Monday. FAMU (27-32), clinched…
Southern University will start its quest for a College World Series title in Starkville, Mississippi as they begin NCAA Regional Tournament play this week. The Jaguars earned an automatic bid as the champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The…