| 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.
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.
| 2016 | 0–2 | Tallahassee Regional | ||
| 2022 | 0–2 | Knoxville Regional | ||
| 0–4 |
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]
Alabama State's longest tenured head coach was Larry Watkins, who has coached the team from 1982 to 2011.
| 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 | |||
| Totals | 4 coaches | 43 seasons | 1,069–1,511–8 |
Below is a list of notable former Hornets and the seasons in which they played for Alabama State.