The first round of the 2023 Major League Baseball player draft will get underway on July 9th in Seattle, Washington and will then continue through July 11th with picks for rounds 2 through 20. In addition, compensation picks will be…
Fifty baseball players from Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) were personally invited by baseball Hall of Famer and MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation Ambassador Ken Griffey Jr. to play in the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic, during MLB All-Star Week. The…
Teams Will Be Managed by Jerry Manuel and Bo Porter, With Additional Coaches Including Andre Dawson, Cito Gaston, Ken Griffey Sr., and HBCU Alumni; Tickets for the Event, Which Includes a Post-Game Firework Show, On-Sale at AllStarGame.com; Proceeds Benefit the…
Jose Vazquez is one of HBCU Baseball most well-known head coach. According to reliable sources Vazquez will interview for the vacant Jacksonville State head coaching job. His extensive background would make him a terrific hire. Vazquez is a veteran coach…
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is thrilled to unveil a prestigious accolade, the Man and Woman of the Year Award, to honor the most remarkable male and female student-athletes within our esteemed conference. Collier Higgs, a baseball player, and…
Alabama State’s Omar Melendez and Texas Southern slugger Daalen Adderley were named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWS) NCAA Division I Second and Third Team All-American baseball teams, respectively, as announced Wednesday June 14th by the national association.…
With the 2023 season completed, Black College Nines takes a look at its annual HBCU baseball top outfielders who have turned the impossible into routine catches, bring some of the best speed in all of HBCU baseball, and have proven…
Black College Nines Michael Coker, was the guest on the Mike Prince Show which aired on the OpenMic Broadcast Network iHeart Radio. The exclusive segment on black college HBCU Baseball aired June 10, 2023.
The 2023 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American team, powered by Diamond Sports, was announced by the organization on Wednesday and features Alabama State catcher Jamal George. George, a 5-foot-11 180-pound native of Trujillo, P.R. joins a select group who have…
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its 2022-23 baseball All-America teams as selected by the NAIA Baseball Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee, which includes Player and Pitcher of the Year on June 6th. Rust College standout junior catcher,…
