Editors Note… The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Negro Leagues Baseball. During its heyday, teams were often made up of ballplayers who previously played at historically black colleges and universities. Negro League teams were the…
On May 4, at the SIAC Baseball Tournament, my alma mater,Tuskegee University, was preparing to play a baseball game that would put them in position to play in the championship game, if they won. A Tuskegee player ran passed me…
In 2016, Claflin University made a Cinderella run taking it into the postseason and all the way to the NCAA Division II playoffs. For those on the outside, it may have seemed that Claflin came out of nowhere to make that…
From Columbia, South Carolina to Cortland, New York, the Cortland Crush would like to welcome Murrell Martin, Armando Valetin and David White, Jr. to our 2017 roster. All three players join us from Benedict College, a successful Division II program…
Former North Carolina A&T Aggie outfielder Luke Tendler, drafted out of N.C. A&T in 2014, had a breakout year in 2016 for the Texas Rangers top A minor league team. Led that league in numerous offensive categories. Tendler, a former…
The 2017 baseball season is right around the corner, two months away. At Lane College, head coach Stanley Stubbs is entering his first year at the program, in what has been a tremendous off season coaching-wise for the Dragons. However,…
The Trinidad Triggers have signed former Jarvis Christian College standout Javion Randle to a baseball contract for the upcoming 2017 season. Randle, 22 (6-2, 200lbs) recorded one of the most outstanding careers in the history of Bulldog baseball. The four-year…
Video In honor of the Chicago Cubs capturing the 2016 World Series, we present an encore presentation of our episode of “The Hawk.” The video features former FAMU baseball player Andre Dawson. Dawson accomplished the amazing feat of winning…
BALTIMORE – To celebrate the end of a series of baseball clinics for inner city youth in Baltimore, the Urban Sports League will host “A Day at the Park” on Oct. 29 at Frederick Douglas High School. The event will…
After three days and 40 rounds, Major League Baseball recently completed its annual First-Year Player Draft. During the draft, 1216 players were selected who hope to take the first step in their baseball professional careers. The 2016 MLB 2016 Draft…
