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…
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.…
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…
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 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…
With 40 rounds of the Major League Baseball(MLB) draft coming up June 12th, the 2017 draft class is expected to be stacked with top HBCU pitching prospects and good hitting position players. Here is a list of ten possible selections.…
The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft will commence this upcoming Monday, June 12, 2017 and run for 40 rounds finishing up on Wednesday, June 14th. The draft will be held in Secaucus, New Jersey. Last year, four Historically Black…
Black College Nines Baseball Podcast (HBCU Baseball Coaches Series) with Bethune-Cookman University Head Baseball Coach Jason Bevelin.
The Bethune Cookman University Wildcat baseball team upset No. 5-ranked University of Florida 6-2 on Sunday night at UF’s Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, site of the NCAA Gainesville, (Florida) Regional. The win was the biggest upset in the NCAA Tournament…
Three Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball participants are among the nominees for the 2017 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team. Only freshmen, but these three first-year contributors have grasped major roles for the baseball teams they…
