SWAC Announces 2017 All-Conference Baseball Teams

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Grambling State shortstop Marshawn Taylor has been voted the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year, Hitter of the Year and Newcomer of the Year as the conference announced its 2017 all-conference baseball teams and individual honors Monday. The vote was conducted by the league’s head baseball coaches and sports information directors. Grambling State along […]

MEAC Announces 2017 All-Conference Baseball Teams

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State utility player Alex Mauricio was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Baseball Player of the Year, the conference announced today. Teammate Devin Hemmerich earned Pitcher of the Year honors, while Corey Joyce of North Carolina Central was selected Rookie of the Year. North Carolina A&T State head coach Ben Hall received […]

Seedings Set for 2017 SWAC Baseball Championship

NEW ORLEANS — The 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament takes place May 17-21 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the MLB Urban Youth Academy’s Wesley Barrow Stadium. This is the third year the tournament is being held at the Urban Youth Academy. The top four finishers from the Eastern and Western Divisions qualify for the […]

Seedings Set for 2017 MEAC Baseball Championship

NORFOLK, Va. — The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced the seedings for the 2017 Baseball Championship. Norfolk State has claimed the top seed out of the Northern Division, while Bethune-Cookman will be the top seed out of the Southern Division. The 2017 MEAC Baseball Championship will be held Wednesday-Saturday, May 17-20, at Arthur W. Purdue […]

Tigers and Rams top HBCU baseball polls

By Michael Coker, Black College Nines Jackson State University retains its No. 1 ranking for the third week straight in Black College Nines’ 2017 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll in the large school division announced on May 2, 2017. The Tigers, 32-14 overall and 17-4 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference […]

Jackson State, WSSU still remain atop the latest HBCU baseball polls

By Michael Coker, Black College Nines Jackson State University remains the No. 1 ranked team for the second week straight in Black College Nines’ 2017 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll announced on April 25, 2017. The Tigers, 31-12 overall and 17-4 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), received the most first-place […]

Jackson State, WSSU sit atop weekly HBCU baseball polls

By Michael Coker, Black College Nines Jackson State University climbed to the No. 1 slot in Black College Nines’ 2017 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll announced on April 18, 2017. The Tigers, 29-11 overall and 14-3 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), received the most first-place votes and total points in […]

Darien Brown: Congenital Birth Defect No Hindrance for Tuskegee Pitcher

By Harold Michael Harvey Like many red-blooded American boys, Darien Brown quickly developed a passion for the game of baseball. He not only enjoyed watching it but wanted to play the game. Although born in 1998 at the end of the Atlanta Braves impressive decade-long run for major league baseball dominance, the hype and hoopla over […]

Bethune Cookman, WSSU sit atop HBCU baseball polls

By Michael Coker, Black College Nines Bethune-Cookman University moved into the No. 1 ranking in our Black College Nines 2017 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll announced on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. The Wildcats 19-11 overall, 6-3 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), received the most first-place votes and total points in […]

FAMU Tops First Weekly HBCU Baseball Top 10 Poll

By Michael Coker, Black College Nines Florida A&M University tops the first edition of Black College Nines’ Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season Top 10 baseball poll in the large school division as announced on Tuesday, March 14. The Rattlers have had some incredible-from-behind walk-off wins this season including a 9-run ninth-inning game […]

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