Tuskegee Institute is The First HBCU Baseball Team to compete in NCAA Regionals:

Contrary to the Jackson State Myth

The 1969 Tuskegee Institute baseball team was the first HBCU to compete in the NCAA Baseball Regionals. Photo by P. H. Polk

A myth is circulating on social media that Jackson State University is the first HBCU baseball program to qualify for the NCAA Regional Baseball Tournament. Jackson State’s claim is a fallacy. Usually, the myth appears in non-qualifying terms: “The 1982 Jackson State Baseball team was the…