The Alcorn State Braves baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, United States. The program's first season was in 1959, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference since the start of the 1963 season. Its home venue is the Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium, located on Alcorn State's campus. Carlton Hardy has been the team's head coach since the 2025 season. The program has appeared in 1 NCAA Tournament. It has won one conference tournament championship and 0 regular season conference titles. As of the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season, 1 former Brave has appeared in Major League Baseball.
History
Early history The program's first season of play was 1959.
Conference affiliations Southwestern Athletic Conference (1963–present)
NCAA Tournament Alcorn State has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament once. 2011 Rice Regional First RoundLower Round 1 RiceCalifornia L 2–14L 6–10
Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium
The stadium is named for Willie McGowan, head baseball coach from 1972 to 2009. In 38 years as Alcorn State's coach, McGowan won over 700 games. The field and stadium were officially dedicated on September 4, 2010. Plaques commemorating the dedications were added on May 6, 2011.
Head coaches Alcorn State's longest tenured head coach was Willie E. "Rat" McGowan, who has coached the team from 1972 to 2009.
Year(s) Coach Seasons W-L-T Pct 1959 Louis Crews 1 7–7 1960–1969 William H. Foster 8 82–84–1 1971 Davey Whitney 1 14–8–1 1972–2009 Willie E. "Rat" McGowan 38 720–663–7 2010–2015 Barret Rey 6 115–218 2016–2021 Bretton Richardson 6 66–166 2022–2024 Reggie Williams 3 17–120 2025–present Carlton Hardy 1 0–0
Notable former players Below is a list of notable former Braves and the seasons in which they played for Alcorn State.
Al Jones (1978–1981) Corey Wimberly (2002-2004)
See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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