Florida wins World Series title
Fred Jeter | 6/1/2023, 6 p.m.
Florida Memorial University wears the crown today as the king of Black college baseball.
Located in Miami Gardens, FMU won the Black Colleges World Series May 13 at Riverfront Stadium in Montgomery, Ala.
The Lions defeated Albany State, Ga., 5-4, in 19 innings to take the title. Other schools involved were:
•Edward Waters (Florida)
•Rust (Mississippi)
•Paine (Georgia)
•Bluefield State (West Virginia)
•Savannah State (Georgia)
•Wiley (Texas)
The event was for NCAA Division II and NAIA affiliates. FMU is an NAIA playing in the Sun Conference.
The Lions’ outfielder Jalen Young was named MVP.
Formerly Florida Normal and Industrial University, FMU is a historically Black college and member of the United Negro College Fund.
