HBCU baseball is making a highly-anticipated return to competition as programs are preparing to make season debuts to start 2021. They’ll be returning to the diamond for the first time since the onset of COVID-19 in March of last…
Four Benedict College baseball players were named to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s Blue-Chip NCAA Division II “Players to Watch” List for the 2021 season. The list of top players was prepared by the American Baseball Coaches Association’s NCAA Division II All…
The Xavier University of Louisiana Gold Rush 2021 schedule is now available, with an opening weekend set for February 5-6 against Morehouse College in New Orleans. Xavier’s home games will be played at Wesley Barrow Stadium, home of the MLB…
This Black College Nines podcast episode features a candid conversation with former legendary Southern baseball coach Roger Cador who most recently served as head coach of the Jaguars baseball team. Cador speaks frankly about HBCU institution presidents and athletic departments…
As part of the rejuvenation of baseball at Xavier University of Louisiana, the Gold Rush will start play early in February for the 2021 season. This marks the return of collegiate baseball competition for the first time since 1960. The University was…
Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) members Texas College, Wiley College, and Huston-Tillotson University Department of Athletics have announced cancellation of their 2021 baseball seasons. The impact of the pandemic and the health and safety of students-athletes has each institution modifying…
Alabama State head baseball coach Jose Vasquez has plenty of options for his team’s lineup going into the 2021 season. The early portion of the season will be a time for experimentation coming out of fall ball. There are many…
Listen to “Sunday Night Live Michael Coker- The Mike Prince Show” on Spreaker. Black College Nines lead contemporary reporter, Michael Coker, was the guest this past Sunday evening on “Sunday Night Live – the Mike Prince Show” which aired on…
Forty-three games over four months await the Tougaloo baseball program and head coach Earl Sanders when the 2021 season kicks off in February. The Bulldogs will play 31 of those contests against HBCU baseball programs. The schedule features 25 home…
Major League Baseball has finally decided to recognize the now-defunct Negro Leagues as one of its own. The stigma of being outside of what was called “organized” baseball is no more. In one form or another, the game that has…
