The 2015 Alabama State Hornets baseball team represented

Alabama State University Alabama State University (ASU) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Alabama State University was founded in 1867 as the ...

during the

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. The Hornets played their home games at the

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as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach

Mervyl Melendez Mervyl Samuel Melendez Sr. is a Puerto Rican baseball coach and former third base and as a relief pitcher. He played college baseball for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats from 1993–1996. He then served as the head coach of Bethune-Cookman (2000� ...

, in his fourth season at Alabama State.

Previous season

In 2014, the Hornets finished the season as champions of the SWAC's East division with a record of 37–20, 21–3 in conference play. They qualified for the

2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament The 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 14 through 18, 2014. won their sixteenth tournament championship, and second in a row, to earn the conference ...

, and were eliminated in the finals. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule

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