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.

[1][2] On February 17, 2012, the facility was dedicated to Herbert Wheeler and Larry Watkins, two former Hornet baseball coaches.

Watkins had over 500 career wins by the time of his retirement, the most of any Alabama State baseball coach.

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