This past weekend, contributing reporter Harold Michael Harvey was on assignment in Decatur, Georgia covering the annual Mentoring Viable Prospects (MVP) showcase and filed the following two reports. Each can be viewed by going to the below links: It’s a…
Category: Current/Contemporary HBCU Baseball News
Jackson State Baseball Named NCAA Statistical Champions In Stolen Bases
The Jackson State baseball team continues to receive honors for its outstanding 2017 season. The Tigers were named the NCAA statistical champion in stolen bases and stolen bases per game. The Tigers, who finished the season with the best overall…
Former Grambling Catcher Andres Castillo Dies in Fatal Accident
Andres Castillo, described as the life of the Grambling clubhouse by players and coaches, was involved in a tragic motorcycle accident on June 23 in Tampa, Florida. The attorneys from http://www.braininjurylawyersorangecounty.com/ who overlooked his accident reported that he died of a…
HBCU Baseball Young Guns
Who are the best baseball head coaches at Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs? Look at the number of victories they’ve amassed in a short period. In that timeframe, these small school coaches in the HBCU ranks have…
Alabama A&M Brandon Marsonek Signs Free-Agent Contract With Oakland A’s
After sitting through three days of the Major League Draft, former Alabama A&M pitcher Brandon Marsonek finally got a phone call from a Major League team Wednesday evening. Though the call wasn’t to tell him he was selected in baseball’s…
Eight HBCU Players Drafted By Major League Baseball In 2017
Major League Baseball completed 40 rounds of its annual First-Year Player Draft this week. During the draft, 1215 players were selected who will try to take their games to the next level in their baseball professional careers. The MLB draft…
Bethune Cookman Demetrius Sims, First HBCU Player Taken In 2017 MLB Draft
Junior shortstop Demetrius Sims was the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) player taken in the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft when he was selected in the 14th round (No. 419 overall pick), by the Miami Marlins.…
Alabama State’s Cage Cox Named To 2017 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has named Alabama State University’s Cage Cox to its 2017 Freshman All-American Team. Cox was voted Second Team All-American Designated Hitter. Cox, also selected by both Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and Black College…
HBCU Baseball Players Make NCBWA Division II Postseason All-Region Teams
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has named its postseason All-Region teams for the 2017 season and eight players from Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) were recognized in the NCAA Division II. The awards are given out annually to the…
Bethune Cookman Gets National Ranking in Latest NCBWA Poll
Bethune Cookman baseball, all season long, has had to prove itself. And it did. The upset of No. 4 ranked powerhouse University of Florida in the NCAA Gainesville Regional and nationally rank South Florida deservingly pushed the Wildcats into the National…