Black College Nines’ final tracking of HBCU baseball coaching changes as we gear toward the opening day ahead of the 2025 season. The annual coaching carousel is the primary source for athletic departments and head coaches making moves who announced they will not be bringing their coaches back, with some coaches retiring, and others moving on after the conclusion of the 2024 season.
Below is the final list of head coach coaching changes for HBCU Baseball large and small school baseball programs…
HBCU Large School Baseball Programs:
SCHOOL | CONFERENCE | FORMER COACH | NEW COACH |
Delaware State | Northeast Conference | Jean-Paul Blandin (Retired) | Pedro Swann |
Alcorn State | Southwestern Athletic Conference | Reggie Williams | Carlton Hardy |
Alabama A&M | Southwestern Athletic Conference | Elliot Jones | Louis Whitlow (Interim) |
UAPB | Southwestern Athletic Conference | Carlos James | Logan Stout |
HBCU Small School Baseball Programs:
SCHOOL | CONFERENCE | FORMER COACH | NEW COACH |
Savannah State | SIAC | Carlton Hardy | Florentino Burgos |
Bluefield State | DII Independent | Drew Bailey | Scott Considine |
Lincoln (PA) | East Coast Conference | Anthony Connor (Interim) | Anthony Connor (Interim tag removed) |
LeMoyne-Owen | SIAC | Johnny Rudd | Brian Young |
Dillard University | HBCUAC | Trennis Grant | A. Rashad “Rod” White |
Florida Memorial | Sun Conference | Florentino Burgos | Wil Ramos |
Clark Atlanta | SIAC | Kentaus “K.C.” Carter | Trennis Grant |
Claflin | Peach Belt | Scott Nestor | Jaylan Bledsoe |
Oakwood University | HBCUAC | Richard Hodnett | Jalil Rudolph |
Lane College | SIAC | Donny Crawford (Retired) | Jeffery De La Concha |
Xavier University (LA) | RRAC | Adrian Holloway | David Yamane |
Xavier University (LA) | RRAC | David Yamane (Fired after 2 months) | Xavier Paul |