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The Peach Belt Conference and Commissioner David Brunk have announced that Claflin University will join the league as an associate member for baseball beginning with the 2019-20 season. Claflin becomes the first PBC associate member in baseball. “We are pleased…
Former Bethune-Cookman reliever and infielder Brandon Wilkes has signed a professional contract with the Evansville Otters of the Independent Frontier League. In his redshirt-senior season, he returned well from a prior injury. From nearby Holly Hill, the two-way player served as BCU’s closer and…
Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft recently wrapped up with with 1217 players ready to take their games to the next level in their baseball professional careers. HBCU Baseball produced seven athletes selected in this year’s draft. Schools representing those…
Collegiate Baseball announced its Freshmen All-American team, powered by Diamond. The awards are given to the best NCAA Division I first year player for their performance on the field during the regular season. The honors are given out by the…
Bethune Cookman senior Anthony Maldonado was the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Baseball player taken in the 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft when he was selected in the 11th round (No. 321 overall pick), by…
The first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball player draft got underway on Monday, June 3rd, with picks: 1-78 (Rounds: 1st, supplemental 1st, competitive balance A, 2nd, competitive balance B, supplemental 2nd). The draft continues with Rounds 3-10 on…
Florida A&M bats peaked at the right time during the MEAC Baseball tournament. Those bats propelled the Rattlers to a conference championship with two crushing consecutive game wins and a postseason berth in Atlanta, Georgia for the Atlanta Regional, hosted…
Collegiate Baseball, the voice of amateur baseball, announced its annual NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams and National Player of The Year list. The awards are given to the best Division I athletes by their performance on the field during…
What sits between two celebrated baseball teams? Southern, (32-22) is a storied HBCU Baseball program and Mississippi State (46-13), a prennial baseball powerhouse. The Mississippi State baseball program will host an NCAA Regional for the 14th time in program history,…
The Southern University baseball team received votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) final regular season poll this past May 27th, following the NCAA’s reveal of the 64 teams that made the post season. Southern was selected as…
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has named its NCAA Division II Postseason All-America and All-Region teams for the 2019 season. Four players from Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) were recognized in the NCAA Division II. The awards…
