Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex

(Redirected from Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex) Baseball venue in Montgomery, Alabama

Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex
Construction

Full name	Herbert Wheeler–Larry Watkins Baseball Complex
Location	915 South Jackson Street, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Coordinates	32°21′39″N 86°17′17″W / 32.36083°N 86.28806°W / 32.36083; -86.28806
Owner	Alabama State University
Operator	Alabama State University
Capacity	500
Field size	330 ft. (LF) 375 ft. (LCF) 400 ft. (CF) 375 ft. (RCF) 330 ft. (RF) 8 ft. (outfield fence)
Surface	Bermuda grass
Built	2011
Opened	Spring 2011
Construction cost	$3.9 million
Tenants
Alabama State Hornets baseball (NCAA DI SWAC) (2011–present)

Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It is home to the Alabama State Hornets baseball team of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference. 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.

Naming

On February 17, 2012, the facility was dedicated to Herbert Wheeler and Larry Watkins, two former Hornet baseball coaches. Wheeler coached the program from the 1960s to 1981. Watkins, who played under and coached with Wheeler, coached the program from 1982 to 2011. Watkins had over 500 career wins by the time of his retirement, the most of any Alabama State baseball coach.

References

"Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex". BamaStateSports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
"2012 Alabama State Baseball Media Guide". Issuu.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
"Alabama State Dedicates Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex". BirminghamTimesOnline.com. The Birmingham Times. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.

v t e Alabama State University
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Football Women's basketball
Buildings	Cramton Bowl Dunn-Oliver Acadome New ASU Stadium Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex
Related	Bama State Collegians Dixon v. Alabama Historic District Tompkins v. Alabama State University WVAS Campus Radio

v t e Ballparks of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
East	Bulldog Field (Alabama A&M) Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex (Alabama State) Jackie Robinson Ballpark (Bethune–Cookman) Moore–Kittles Field (Florida A&M) Braddy Field (Jackson State) Magnolia Field (Mississippi Valley State)
West	Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium (Alcorn State) Torii Hunter Baseball Complex (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field (Grambling State) John W. Tankersley Field (Prairie View A&M) Lee–Hines Field (Southern) MacGregor Park (Texas Southern)

v t e NCAA Division I college baseball venues in Alabama
American	Jerry D. Young Memorial Field (UAB) Regions Field (UAB, alternate)
ASUN	Mike D. Lane Field (North Alabama)
C-USA	Rudy Abbott Field (Jacksonville State)
SEC	Samford Stadium – Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park (Auburn) Sewell–Thomas Stadium (Alabama) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (SEC tournament)
SoCon	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium (Samford)
SBC	Eddie Stanky Field (South Alabama) Riddle–Pace Field (Troy)
SWAC	Bulldog Field (Alabama A&M) Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex (Alabama State)

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