The start of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball 2016 season for the large school Division is within reach, now that February 19th has almost arrived. As always, the regular season will be tough to sort out. There will be surprises down the line from mid-week, non-conference contests to weekend conference match-ups.
Most all the teams in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) have potential and talent and therefore upsets are just waiting to happen.
A perfect example is Alabama State University. Last season, the Hornets topped the SWAC during the regular season. Then, out of nowhere came Texas Southern University to claim the SWAC title. The same can be said of Florida A&M University last year in the MEAC. No one saw that coming.
The question is… who will be the next Texas Southern or Florida A&M in 2016? Once again, the play will be settled on the field over the course of the season starting this weekend.
This weekend also features the ninth annual MLB Urban Youth Invitational Tournament, hosted this year in New Orleans, Louisiana. The full weekend schedule is below.
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Friday February 19th
North Carolina A&T vs Navy,Greensboro NC 3 pm
North Carolina Central vs Morehead State,Durham NC 4pm Audio
Florida A&M vs Marshall,Tallahassee FL 4 pm
Fairleigh Dickenson vs Maryland Eastern Shore,Lexington SC 2 pm
Gardner-Webb vs Delaware State,Boiling Springs NC 4 pm
Savannah State vs St. Bonaventure,Savannah GA 5 pm Live Stats
Bethune-Cookman vs Murray State,Daytona Beach FL 6 pm
Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Friday February 19th
MLB Urban Youth Invitational, New Orleans LA
Prairie View vs LA Tech 2 pm Listen Live
Grambling State vs Southern 5pm
Alcorn State vs New Orleans 6 pm Live Stats Video Audio
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs North Dakota State(DH),Pine Bluff AR 12 pm
Alabama A&M vs IPFW,Huntsville AL 2 pm
Mississippi Valley State vs Nicholls State,Thibodaux LA 3 pm
Texas Southern vs Illinois-Chicago, Houston TX 5 pm
Jackson State vs Tennessee-Martin, Jackson MS 6 pm
Alabama State vs Northwestern State, Natchiotoches LA 6:30 pm Live Stats
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Saturday February 20th
North Carolina A&T vs Navy, Greensboro NC 3 pm
North Carolina Central vs Morehead State, Durham NC 1 pm
Florida A&M vs Marshall (DH), Tallahassee FL 1 pm
Gardner-Webb vs Delaware State (DH), Boiling Springs NC 12 pm
Savannah State vs St. Bonaventure (DH), Savannah GA 1 pm
Bethune-Cookman vs Murray State, Daytona Beach FL 1 pm
Fairleigh Dickenson vs Maryland Eastern Shore,Lexington SC 1 pm
Norfolk State vs Lehigh (DH), Norfolk VA 1 pm
Coppin State vs New Jersey Inst Tech (DH), Baltimore MD 1 pm
Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Saturday February 20th
MLB Urban Youth Invitational, New Orleans LA
Prairie View vs Alcorn State 11 am
Southern vs Louisiana Tech 2 pm
Grambling State vs New Orleans 6 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs North Dakota State, Pine Bluff AR 1 pm
Alabama A&M vs IPFW, Huntsville AL 1 pm
Mississippi Valley State vs Nicholls State (DH), Thibodaux LA 3 pm
Texas Southern vs Illinois-Chicago (DH), Houston TX 1 pm
Jackson State vs Tennessee-Martin (DH), Jackson MS 3 pm
Alabama State vs Northwestern State, Natchiotoches LA 2 pm Live Stats
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Sunday February 21st
North Carolina A&T vs Navy, Greensboro NC 3 pm
North Carolina Central vs Morehead State, Durham NC 1 pm
Florida A&M vs Marshall, Tallahassee FL 11 am
Fairleigh Dickenson Florham vs Maryland Eastern Shore, Teaneck NJ 4 pm
Gardner-Webb vs Delaware State, Boiling Springs NC 1 pm
Savannah State vs St. Bonaventure, Savannah GA 12 pm
Bethune-Cookman vs Murray State, Daytona Beach FL 1 pm
Fairleigh Dickenson vs Maryland Eastern Shore,Lexington SC 10 am
Norfolk State vs Lehigh (DH), Norfolk VA 12 pm
Florida A&M vs Marshall, Tallahassee FL 1 pm
Coppin State vs New Jersey Inst Tech (DH), Baltimore MD 12 pm
Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Sunday February 21st
MLB Urban Invitational Tournament, New Orleans La.
Alcorn State vs TBA
Prairie View vs Grambling State 12 pm
Southern vs Alcorn State 3 pm
Texas Southern vs Illinois-Chicago Houston, Texas 12 pm
Alabama State vs Northwestern State, Natchiotoches LA 1 pm
Alabama A&M vs IPFW, Huntsville AL 1 pm Live Stats
Mississippi Valley State vs Nicholls State, Thibodaux LA 1 pm
Jackson State vs Tennessee-Martin, Jackson MS 1 pm