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.
Edward Waters baseball team capped a successful day by upsetting NAIA No. 25 Keiser University by the score of 12-7 for their first win of the season. The Tigers played long ball in game three of the four game series.…
Wiley College opened the 2019 season taking a doubleheader over Arlington Baptist University 6-1 and 7-1 on Friday starting the season 2-0. The season opener marked the first time the Wildcats have won their opening game since 2016. The win…
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) and Association of Independent Institution (A.I.I) conference foes Edward Waters College and Talladega College will play games against top rank NAIA, NCCAA and HBCU Baseball opponents highlighting the 2019 baseball season opening weekend. Edward Waters’…
Black College Nines has assimilated this year’s class of incoming freshman ball players at HBCU baseball programs from coaches’ high school recruiting reports and information gathered from college head coaches and sports information departments including reports on their fall ball…
Fifty-two Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball players have been named to the 2019 Black College Nines’ Elite Pre-Season baseball teams. First and second team selections were made in both the Large School Division (made up of NCAA Division…
After finishing the 2018 season being crowned Historically Black and University (HBCU) Baseball National Champions, both North Carolina A&T University, in the large school division, and Albany State University, in the small school division, sit atop the 2019 HBCU Pre-Season…
Below is a list of the top Junior College (JUCO) players for the 2019 season who have transferred to HBCU baseball large school NCAA Division I, small school NCAA Division II and NAIA programs. This list is mostly based on…
Historically Black College and University baseball continues to be a hot topic of discussion and more impressively, being included in national rankings. The Florida Memorial baseball program is being recognized by Perfect Game 2019 NAIA Baseball Preview of its 2019…
2019 Preseason Overview Large School Division Alabama State University 2018 Record: 30-22 .577 Conference: SWAC BCN 2018 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: No.3 Alabama State, with a veteran lineup returning, hopes to get back to winning the SWAC East…
Albany State University 2018 Record: 28-17 .622 Conference: SIAC BCN 2018 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: No. 1 On the mound Albany State will be lead by returners Michael Reddick, Roman Oliu, and Jordan Griffin. Expecting junior college transfers Malik…