For the fifth week in a row, the Tigers of Jackson State University remain the No. 1 rank team in Black College Nines’ 2017 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season Top 10 baseball poll in the large school…
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Norfolk State Alex Mauricio A Semifinalist For John Olerud Two-Way Player of The Year Award
Norfolk State junior Alex Mauricio has been selected as one of nine semifinalists for the John Olerud National Two-Way Player of the Year Award, the College Baseball Hall of Fame announced. The award is given annually by the College Baseball…
Selma’s Adrian Holloway Named NCCAA South Region Baseball Coach of The Year
Selma University head baseball coach Adrian Holloway has been named National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) South Region Coach of The Year for 2017. The announcement was made at the annual Regional Meeting and Ceremony at Toccoa Falls College, in…
Black College Nines HBCU Top 10 Baseball Polls – Week 6 (5/01/17-5/07/17)
Jackson State University holds on to its No. 1 ranking for the fourth week in a row in Black College Nines’ 2017 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll in the large school division announced on May…
Selma Baseball Makes Seventh Consecutive National Tournament Appearance
The Selma University baseball team will be making its seventh straight collegiate baseball playoff appearance since the tenure of head coach Adrian Holloway began in 2010. The program has participated in every National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) baseball tournament since…
Grand Slam Lifts Talladega Into NAIA National Tournament
Talladega continues its mastery over Edward Waters defeating its arch-rival 9-7 in dramatic fashion in the 2017 Association of Independent Institution (A.I.I.) Baseball Championship Semifinal for the second time since the start of the tournament. The win secures Talladega’s selection…
Miles Wins First SIAC Baseball Title, Head To NCAA Division II Regionals
Miles finished its undefeated run through the 2017 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship with a 13-8, come-from-behind win over upstart LeMoyne-Owen Sunday afternoon at Lake Olmstead Stadium. A six-run eighth inning helped erase an 8-6 deficit . Alex Bentley‘s two-run…
Talladega Defeats Conference Rival Edward Waters in Opening Round Of A.I.I. Baseball Tournament
In the fortieth game played in the last six years between Talladega College and Edward Waters College baseball programs, the Tornadoes of Talladega held on to beat Edward Waters 7-5 by holding off a late-game rally in the Association of…
2017 SIAC Baseball Tournament Report – Miles College Wins Suspended Game On Friday Versus Claflin College
Note… Contributing reporter Harold Michael Harvey is attending the SIAC baseball tournament and will be sending scores and reports as they unfold. It took two days for the Miles College Golden Bears to defeat Claflin College 8-1 in the SIAC…
2017 SIAC Baseball Tournament Report – Tuskegee gets revenge Beats Benedict 4-2
Note… Contributing reporter Harold Michael Harvey is attending the SIAC baseball tournament and will be sending scores and reports as they unfold. Last weekend Tuskegee dropped three games to Benedict in their home park. The losses were not pretty. Benedict…