A Life-Long Dream Manifesting for Two Black College Baseball Coaches

Marcus Smith and James Cooper Stepping into Their Dreams

Marcus Smith began his head coaching career at LeMoyne-Owen College before moving to Vorhees College and on his way to NCAA Division I, Lafayette College. Photo © 2017 Cascade Publishing House

Growing up in College Park, Georgia, Marcus Smith enjoyed playing baseball. It was a sport he excelled in, playing out of Old National Park from age six to fourteen. He earned an athletic scholarship to Albany State University, his mom’s alma mater. Like anyone who has ever played baseball as…