Jackson State University climbed to the No. 1 slot in Black College Nines’ 2017 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll announced on April 18, 2017. The Tigers, 29-11 overall and 14-3 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC),…
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Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball – Week Ten
Black College Nines continues its season long look at the players and pitchers and recognizes the great week of action they had on the field in HBCU baseball. HBCU Large School Division Florida A&M University – FAMU won a crucial series…
Norfolk State’s Alex Mauricio On National Olerud Two-Way Player of The Year Watch List
The College Baseball Hall of Fame Foundation recently announced its 2017 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Watch List. 25 players representing schools “large and small” are on the watch list. The list features Historically Black College and University…
Benedict Baseball’s Selwyn Young Collects Coaching Milestone Win
Benedict College head baseball coach Selwyn Young notched his 200th career coaching victory in a 10-4 game-one doubleheader win over Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe Paine College on April 15th. Selwyn Young is in his eighth season as head baseball…
Stillman Takes Down Top Ranked No. 14 William Carey, 11-1
Stillman College hosted William Carey on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers took down the number 14 team in the country by a score of 11-1. The win is the seventh in a row for the Tigers. Stillman (13-18) slowly built a…
Darien Brown: Congenital Birth Defect No Hindrance for Tuskegee Pitcher
Like many red-blooded American boys, Darien Brown, quickly developed a passion for the game of baseball. He not only enjoyed watching it, but wanted to play the game. Although born in 1998 at the end of the Atlanta Braves impressive decade…
ESPNU To Air Story of Tuskegee University Pitcher Darien Brown Saturday 11 PM EST/10 CST On SportCenterU
Darien Brown is a freshmen pitcher from Decatur, Georgia who has Arthrogryposis, which is a disease dealing with the muscle and joints. A youngster born with joint contractures has joints that don’t move as much as normal and may even…
Black College Nines HBCU Poll – Week 2 (3/27/17-4/03/17)
Bethune Cookmen University moved into the No. 1 ranking in our Black College Nines 2017 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll announced on April 4, 2017. The Wildcats 19-11 overall, 6-3 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC),…
Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball – Week Eight
Black College Nines Who’s Hot in Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball week eight – we continue our season long look at the players and pitchers and recognize their outstanding week and weekend action on the field. HBCU…
Edward Waters Beats Top Rank No. 11 Keiser, 10-5
Edward Waters defeated No. 11 ranked Keiser University. The Seahawks fell victim to the Tigers 10-5 as EWC bats came alive in the seventh inning which made the difference in the contest.