HBCU WORLD SERIES PRESENTED BY HANK AARON SPORTS ACADEMY
(MEAC Champion vs. SWAC Champion Baseball Championship)
Jackson, MS—In its inaugural year, the HBCU World Series presented by the Hank Aaron Sports Academy is a matchup that will feature two HBCU baseball conference champions in the NCAA Division I classification; the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) pitted against the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The two conference tournament winners will go to battle in a three-game series to crown an HBCU baseball national champion. The event will be played at the Hank Aaron Sports Academy 1200 Cool Papa Bell Drive, Jackson, MS 39216.
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“The City of Jackson is honored to be chosen by the Hank Aaron Sports Academy to host its inaugural HBCU World Series,” said Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba. “We see this as a tremendous opportunity to share all that our city has to offer with the teams, students, fans and more.”
The event was organized by BCSG 360, a global advocate of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) experience and supported by the Chicago public and private communities. Development and technical assistance of the tournament is provided by Black College Nines, an organization that supports the legacy of black college baseball.
The HBCU World Series – presented by the Hank Aaron Sports Academy will be live-streamed. Games will be available live on the Black College Sports Network at www.mybcsn.net/diamond and on Black College Nines at www.blackcollegenines.com. The games will also be available on the BCSN YouTube channel (myjbnonline) and via the MyJBN/My BCSN App, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Inaugural HBCU World Series presented by the Hank Aaron Sports Academy – NCAA College Baseball Event May 28 through May 30, 2021, Hank Aaron Sports Academy1200 Cool Papa Bell Drive Jackson, MS.
