Today’s Black College Nines (BCN) podcast series features Voorhees head baseball coach Marcus Smith. Hired on August 1, 2019, in addition to his baseball coaching duties, Marcus Smith serves as the Athletic Academic Enhancement Coordinator responsible for ensuring that all student-athletes…
There is a myth that Black youngsters are not playing baseball these days. If you look at Major League Baseball (MLB) rosters and most Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), it is easy to come away with that impression. Around…
Since becoming Kentucky State head baseball coach in 2013, Robert Henry has seen his share of student-athletes pass through the program. Arguably, former player Elijah Collins has had the biggest impact as a walk-on as any since Henry’s hiring. Elijah…
University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Brian Hollamon was named head baseball coach on August 21, 2017. The former Hawks assistant was a graduate assistant with the Hawks from 1996-99 when he earned his Masters Degree from the university. Hollamon came…
The time has arrived when various news services begin rating the incoming class of college freshman baseball talent . We start with Perfect Game’s college newcomers to watch in both the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)……
The North Carolina A&T Aggie baseball team is more than happy to get back to playing baseball after the 2020 season was cut short due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Aggies were arguably the most consistent team in the MEAC…
Four Historically Black College and University (HBCUs) earned Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) for their work in the classroom. The four – Voorhees College, Alabama State, North Carolina Central, and Coppin State were among the…
Southern University Legend Rickie Weeks has been selected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Weeks will become the twentieth member from Southern University and the first since the induction of Roger Cador in 2019. He will…
Listen in as Carlos Brown and our Michael Coker discuss the impact of the career of the late Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and College Baseball Hall of Famer, Lou Brock. recorded 09/12/2020 [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=40864436″ theme=”light”…
The Maryland Eastern Shore baseball program has added a crop of talented freshman to it’s veteran roster for the 2021 season. The Hawks are building on being one of the top teams in the MEAC conference. The Hawks graduated 3…
