Alabama State Tops List of Country’s Best HBCU Baseball Teams

In the “large school” division, the Alabama State Hornets basically dominated the 2015 National HBCU Baseball poll by Black College Nines from start to finish.

The Hornets finished the regular season with a winning record, going 30-19 this season out beating the Norfolk State Spartans (rank No. 2) for the duration of polling.

ASU Hornets

[quote_box_center]Alabama State University topped the voting in the first week’s poll of March 17th and remained at the top for the entire 2015 season while clinching its second straight Southwestern Athletic Conference Eastern Division title. The SWAC tournament remains on the schedule for the Hornets with a possible NCAA Division I post-season bid in the offering. Alabama State University finished the regular season with a record of 30-17.[/quote_box_center]

According to Black College Nines, the independent blog promoting HBCU baseball and its legacy “is dedicated to preserving the tradition of baseball at historically black colleges and universities and is in its first year of selecting national champions.”

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