Wilberforce University
- Location: Wilberforce, OH
- Nickname: Bulldogs
- Conference: HBCU Athletic Conference 2025- ; Continental Athletic Conference 2024; Mid-South Conference 2023
- Division NAIA
Wilberforce University, named after the prominent British abolitionist William Wilberforce, produced several major leaguers during the Negro League era, but the only post-integration player was Bus Clarkson, whose best days had been in the Negro Leagues. It was announced that a partnership with the Cincinnati Reds would result in Wilberforce sponsoring a baseball team in 2023 for the first time since before WWII.
Coaches[edit]
- Roosevelt Barnes, 2023-present
People who went here[edit]
- Chuck Bowen, pitcher/outfielder
- Ray Brown, pitcher/outfielder; Hall of Fame
- Bus Clarkson, infielder
- Fred Dewitt, infielder
- Halley Harding, infielder
- John Hines, catcher/outfielder
- Eddie Huff, catcher; manager
- Larry Kimbrough, pitcher
- Isaac Lane, infielder
- Gaston Lewis, pitcher
- Jack Marshall, infielder
- Joe Strong, pitcher
- Sol White, manager; Hall of Fame
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