Florida A&M vs Southern The start to the Florida A&M game, top of the first inning, the Rattlers took advantage of a dropped foul ball error which led to the leadoff hitter Jared Weber being walk. G. Rowell singled through…
Twenty-Nine HBCU baseball players have been named to the Black College Nines’ Elite teams for the 2022 season. Additional recognition is given to our Player, Pitcher, Freshman and Coach of the Year, as well as to Sports Information Directors. This…
SWAC Championships – Day Two Recap Game One: Jackson State vs Southern University BIRMINHHAM, AL, in the first inning, Jackson State’s (29-26) Jatavis Melton led off with a single to right field, the next batter, Devontae Rhodes, reached base on…
SWAC Championships – Day One Recap Game One: Prairie View A&M and Florida A&M Inclement weather rolled in to Birmingham to push back the start time for the original first pitch time. After more that a three hour rain delay,…
Alabama State retains its lead in “large school”poll. In the large school Top 10 BCN poll, there were no changes at the top. Alabama State remains No. 1 and Texas Southern retains the No. 2 spot. Some notable movement saw…
As the coaching carousel revs up for HBCU baseball, Black College Nines will continue to keep updates on the latest coaching changes for the coming 2023 season. Get all the latest offseason moves of HBCU baseball and recent head coaching…
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced seedings and opening round match-ups for the upcoming 2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament slated to be held May 25-29 at Regions Field in Downtown Birmingham. Eastern Division Seeding: No. 1 Alabama State No. 2 Florida…
Edward Waters and Kentucky State, both forced into the loser brackets after losing their first games, had nice rebounds winning the NAIA and NCAA Division II bracket championships, respectively. Edward Waters eventually defeated Kentucky State to become the Black College…
Coppin State scored eight runs in the ninth inning to defeat Delaware State 18-12 on Saturday afternoon to win its second Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship since 1995. The Eagles also matched a school-record with its 24th win of the…
Jim Bouton, in his seminal 1970 book Ball Four, described a conversation he had with one of his major league teammates walking across the outfield grass. Bouton was reminiscing how as a little boy he thought how exciting it would…
