Alabama State Hornets | |
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2024 Alabama State Hornets baseball team | |
Founded | 1926 |
Conference history | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1926–1982) Southwestern Athletic Conference (1983-present) |
University | Alabama State University |
Athletic director | Dr. Jason Cable |
Head coach | José Vázquez (8th season) |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division |
Location | Montgomery, Alabama |
Home stadium | Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex (Capacity: 500) |
Nickname | Hornets |
Colors | Black and old gold |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2016, 2022 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
2016, 2022 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
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.