A full slate of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball games are on tap this weekend, February 16-18, 2024. With the large school HBCU baseball season openers, there will be a ton of exciting matchups on the diamond.
An intriguing matchup during the weekend to keep an eye on is the 2nd Annual Cactus Jack HBCU Classic set for Friday, February 16 through Sunday, February 18, 2024 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The classic is now an annual, round-robin collegiate baseball event designed by the Astros Foundation and Astros Youth Academy to highlight Historically Black Colleges and Universities and their baseball programs. The nine-game tournament will feature Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern University, Southern University, Grambling State, Jackson State, and Alcorn State University.
Many of the teams open their seasons ranked in Black College Nines’ 2024 Preseason “Large School” Top 10 poll.
Here is the schedule of games…
Friday, February 16, 2024
12:00pm Alcorn State University vs Southern University – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
12:00pm Southern University vs Alcorn State University – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
2:00pm Coppin State University vs Creighton
3:00pm Alabama A&M University at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Live Stats
3:00pm Delaware State University at Charleston Southern
3:00pm Norfolk State University vs Mount St. Mary’s (Md.)
3:00pm Baseball vs Alabama A&M Live Stats
4:00pm University of Maryland Eastern Shore at North Carolina A&T Live FloBaseball Network
4:00pm Florida A&M vs Eastern Illinois University Live Stats
4:00pm North Carolina A&T vs University of Maryland Eastern Shore Live FloBaseball Network
4:00pm Texas Southern University vs Jackson State – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
7:00pm Alabama State University vs Valparaiso Live Stats Listen Hornets Sports Network
7:00pm Bethune-Cookman University vs Stonehill Live Stats Live CatEye Network
8:00pm Jackson State University vs Texas Southern – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
8:00pm Grambling State University vs Prairie View A&M University Live Stats – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
Saturday, February 17, 2024
12:00pm Alcorn State University vs Jackson State University – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
1:00pm Coppin State University vs Creighton
1:00pm Norfolk State University vs Mount St. Mary’s (Md.)
2:00pm Alabama State University vs Valparaiso Live Stats Listen Hornets Sports Network
2:00pm University of Maryland Eastern Shore at North Carolina A&T
2:00pm North Carolina A&T vs University of Maryland Eastern Shore Live FloBaseball Network
3:00pm Alabama A&M University at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Live Stats
3:00pm Delaware State University at Charleston Southern
3:00pm Baseball vs Alabama A&M Live Stats
3:00pm Florida Memorial University at New College of Florida
4:00pm Florida A&M vs Eastern Illinois University Live Stats
4:00pm Southern University vs Grambling State University – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
5:30pm Alabama State University vs Valparaiso Live Stats
6:00pm Bethune-Cookman University vs Stonehill Live Stats Live CatEye Network
8:00pm Prairie View A&M University vs Texas Southern Live Stats – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
8:00pm Texas Southern University vs Prairie View A&M – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
Sunday, February 18, 2024
12:00pm Alabama State University vs Valparaiso Live Stats Listen Hornets Sports Network
12:00pm Bethune-Cookman University vs Stonehill Live Stats Live CatEye Network
12:00pm Delaware State University at Charleston Southern
12:00pm Grambling State University vs Jackson State University – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
12:00pm Norfolk State University vs Mount St. Mary’s (Md.)
1:00pm Coppin State University vs Creighton
1:00pm University of Maryland Eastern Shore at North Carolina A&T
1:00pm Florida A&M vs Eastern Illinois University Live Stats
1:00pm North Carolina A&T vs University of Maryland Eastern Shore Live FloBaseball Network
2:00pm Alabama A&M University at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Live Stats
2:00pm Baseball vs Alabama A&M
4:00pm Alcorn State University vs Prairie View A&M University Live Stats – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
4:00pm Jackson State University vs Grambling State – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
4:00pm Prairie View A&M University vs Alcorn State Live Stats – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park
8:00pm Southern University vs Texas Southern University – Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park