Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium

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| fullname = William "Bill" Foster Baseball Field at Willie E. "Rat" McGowan Stadium

| former_names = Alcorn State University Baseball Park

| location = Alcorn Avenue, Lorman, Mississippi, USA

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| owner = Alcorn State University

| operator = Alcorn State University

| surface = Natural grass

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| tenants = Alcorn State Braves baseball (SWAC)

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William "Bill" Foster Baseball Field at Willie E. "Rat" McGowan Stadium is a baseball venue in Lorman, Mississippi, United States. It is home to the Alcorn State Braves baseball team of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference. The field is named for Bill Foster, former Negro leagues baseball player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and Alcorn State head baseball coach from 1960 to 1971. The stadium is named for Willie McGowan, head baseball coach from 1972 to 2009.{{cite web|title=Alcorn State University Holds Plaque Unveiling Ceremony in honor of the McGowan Stadium/Fisher Field on May 6|url=http://www.alcorn.edu/offices/Relations/Default.aspx?id=7446|work=Alcorn.edu|publisher=Alcorn State University|accessdate=31 January 2012|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120131205016/http://www.alcorn.edu/offices/Relations/Default.aspx?id=7446|archivedate=2012-01-31|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=House Bill 730 |url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0730.xml |publisher=Mississippi State Legislature |accessdate=31 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305112359/http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0730.xml |archivedate=2016-03-05 |url-status=dead }} In 38 years as Alcorn State's coach, McGowan won over 700 games.{{cite web |title=Alcorn names baseball stadium after the living legend Coach Willie "Rat" McGowan |url=http://www.alcorn.edu/offices/Relations/Default.aspx?id=5568 |work=Alcorn.edu |publisher=Alcorn State University |accessdate=31 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706075511/http://www.alcorn.edu/offices/Relations/Default.aspx?id=5568 |archivedate=2010-07-06 |url-status=dead }} The field and stadium were officially dedicated on September 4, 2010. Plaques commemorating the dedications were added on May 6, 2011.

The venue is located next to Henderson Stadium, the Alcorn State football program's home field from 1925 to 1992.{{cite web|title=Campus Map |url=http://www.alcorn.edu/assets/0/141/0db74008-0a6f-4a77-ab8f-06d6e776fc32.jpg |publisher=Alcorn State University Facilities Management |accessdate=31 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518045740/http://www.alcorn.edu/assets/0/141/0db74008-0a6f-4a77-ab8f-06d6e776fc32.jpg |archivedate=2012-05-18 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Henderson Stadium |url=http://sites.google.com/site/collegeovalscom/southwestern/henderson-stadium |work=College Ovals |accessdate=31 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916022552/https://sites.google.com/site/collegeovalscom/southwestern/henderson-stadium |archivedate=2016-09-16 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Jack Spinks Stadium |url=http://www.championshipsubdivision.com/teams-stadiums-directory/southwestern-athletic-conference/alcorn-state-braves-jack-spinks-stadium/ |work=Championship Subdivision |accessdate=31 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117011004/http://www.championshipsubdivision.com/teams-stadiums-directory/southwestern-athletic-conference/alcorn-state-braves-jack-spinks-stadium/ |archivedate=2012-01-17 |url-status=dead }}