Alabama State Hornets baseball explained

Alabama State Hornets
Current:2024 Alabama State Hornets baseball team
University:Alabama State University
Athletic Director:Dr. Jason Cable
Coach:José Vázquez
Tenure:8th
Conference:Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division:East
Location:Montgomery, Alabama
Stadium:Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex
Capacity:500
Nickname:Hornets
Conference History:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1926–1982)
Southwestern Athletic Conference (1983-present)
Ncaa Tourneys:2016, 2022
Conference Tournament:2016, 2022
Conference Champion:2016, 2022

The Alabama State Hornets baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The program's first season was in 1926, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference since the start of the 1983 season. Its home venue is the Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex, located on Alabama State's campus. José Vázquez is the team's head coach starting in the 2017 season. The program has appeared in 2 NCAA Tournaments. It has won two conference tournament championships and 1 regular season conference title. As of the start of the 2018 Major League Baseball season, 1 former Hornet has appeared in Major League Baseball.

History

Early history

The program's first season of play was 1926.

The Hornets won their first ever SWAC title in 2016 and made their first appearance in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, falling to #16 Florida State and South Alabama in the Tallahassee Regional. The Hornets won a second SWAC title in 2022 before bowing out to #1 Tennessee and Georgia Tech in the Knoxville Regional.

Alabama State in the NCAA Tournament

20160–2Tallahassee Regional
20220–2Knoxville Regional
0–4

Conference affiliations

Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex

See main article: Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex. The venue is named for two former Alabama State baseball coaches, Herbert Wheeler and Larry Watkins. Opened in March 2011, the facility has a capacity of 500 spectators.[1] [2]

Head coaches

Alabama State's longest tenured head coach was Larry Watkins, who has coached the team from 1982 to 2011.

Records

1957–1981 Herbert Wheeler* 25 174–200–2
1982–2011 Larry Watkins 30 482–729–6
2012–2016 5 253–471
2017–present 6 160–121
Totals4 coaches43 seasons1,069–1,511–8
*Wheeler's record only shows 17 seasons, he has 8 years with unknown records.

Notable former players

Below is a list of notable former Hornets and the seasons in which they played for Alabama State.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex. BamaStateSports.com. 28 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317004613/http://bamastatesports.com/sports/2012/2/14/BB_0214122937.aspx. 17 March 2012. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: 2012 Alabama State Baseball Media Guide. Issuu.com. 28 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220044856/http://issuu.com/asuathletics/docs/35393_asu_baseball_media_1_. 20 February 2012. live. dmy-all.