ATLANTA — The Morehouse College baseball team has reached another milestone in its resurgent 2026 season, as the Maroon Tigers cracked the Black College Nines HBCU Baseball Top 10 Poll for the first time in program history.
Morehouse checked in at No. 10 in the latest Black College Nines poll, marking the first time the Maroon Tigers have appeared in the national top 10 since the poll's inception in 2015. The ranking is another significant step forward for a Morehouse program that continues to build momentum in SIAC play and gain recognition on the national HBCU baseball stage.
The Maroon Tigers entered the poll after putting together one of their strongest campaigns in recent memory, positioning themselves among the top small-school HBCU baseball programs in the country. Black College Nines separates its rankings into large-school and small-school divisions, with Morehouse earning its place among the nation's top small-school programs.
The honor comes at a pivotal point in the season, as Morehouse heads into one of its most important conference weekends of the year. The Maroon Tigers will face rival Clark Atlanta in a critical SIAC series this weekend in Peachtree City, with postseason positioning and city bragging rights on the line.
With the regular season entering the stretch run, the national ranking reflects both the progress of the program and the opportunity that still remains in front of it. Now ranked among the HBCU nation's top 10, Morehouse will look to keep its momentum rolling against one of its biggest rivals.
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Morehouse travels to Peachtree City, Georgia, this weekend for a key SIAC rivalry series against Clark Atlanta. The series will be held at Home Plate Field, 611 Highway 74, Peachtree City, GA 30269. A doubleheader will be held on Saturday, with the first pitch for game one at 1PM. The series will conclude on Sunday beginning at 1PM. Fans are advised to bring their own lawn chairs as bleacher seating is limited. The Maroon Tigers will look to build on their historic national ranking and strengthen their standing in the conference race against the Panthers.
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The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.