A.D. Drew | Black College Nines Contributor Sunday, May 25 | Rickwood Field – Birmingham, Ala. Every kid who has played baseball has imagined hitting the walk-off homerun (a la Joe Carter, circa 1993) to win the World Series. The…
A.D. Drew | Black College Nines Contributor Sunday, May 25 | Rickwood Field – Birmingham, Ala. | 1:00 PM CT The 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament comes down to one final showdown as No. 1 seed Bethune-Cookman (36–21, 24–5 SWAC) faces…
A.D. Drew | Black College Nines Contributor Rickwood Field, Birmingham, AL – May 24, 2025 Florida A&M punched its ticket to Sunday’s SWAC Championship game in commanding fashion, defeating Grambling State 9–1 in the “if necessary” semifinal matchup at Rickwood…
A.D. Drew | Black College Nines Contributor Rickwood Field, Birmingham, AL – May 23, 2025 Day three of the SWAC Baseball Tournament delivered high-stakes drama, powerful offensive surges, and extra-inning heroics as teams battled for the right to reach Championship…
A.D. Drew | Black College Nines Contributor Location: Rickwood Field – Birmingham, Ala. The second day of the 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament delivered high drama, offensive fireworks, and elimination game intensity across both brackets. From Bethune-Cookman’s narrow escape in Bracket…
A.D. Drew | Black College Nines Contributor Location: Rickwood Field – Birmingham, Ala. The 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament opened with a full slate of high-stakes action at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. With two four-team double elimination brackets, each…
Bethune-Cookman in the “large school” division and Talladega College in the “small school” division head Black College Nines’ eighth regular season top 10 polls of 2025. In the “large school” division, Bethune-Cookman University remains at the top for the fourth…
DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending May 18. Grambling State junior outfielder Cameron Hill and Purdue Fort Wayne sophomore infielder Justin Osterhouse were named National Co-Hitters of…
By A.D. Drew | Black College Nines Contributor ATLANTA, GA – Eight of the SWAC’s best head to Birmingham, Alabama for two four-team double-elimination bracket battles that will culminate Sunday in a winner-take-all championship game. Tournament favorites Bethune-Cookman and Florida…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) announced its annual NCAA Division II All-Region teams on May 16th. Of the eight regional teams, four from HBCU schools represented the Atlantic Region and South Region. Nathan Paulsen from West Virginia State…
