VERO BEACH, Fla. – Coppin State's baseball team will open the 2027 season at The Andre Dawson Classic, an annual round-robin collegiate baseball tournament designed by Major League Baseball to highlight HBCUs and their baseball programs, on February 19-21 at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex.
This will be the first time that Coppin has participated in the Andre Dawson Classic, and it's just the second time ever for an MEAC or NEC program.
The Eagles will open the Tournament against Jackson State on Friday at 11:00 am and were chosen to play on the MLB Network the following day at 4:00 pm against Bethune-Cookman. CSU will close the weekend at 10:00 am against Grambling State.
This event was originally known as the Urban Invitational when it was first launched in 2008 at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, Calif., and was hosted there until 2012 when the tournament relocated to Houston. The Houston Astros hosted the event at Minute Maid Park in 2012 and 2013. In 2014 and 2015 the tournament relocated to New Orleans, and those two years included participation by NCAA Division I programs LSU and the University of New Orleans.
CSU will welcome back 12 returners from last season, including seniors
AJ Hurtado (C/OF),
Pedro Agosto (OF),
Terrell Milliner (OF) and pitchers
Jake Cumming,
Nicco Holland and
Dillon Kirksey.
