Moore-Kittles Baseball Complex
FAMU's Moore-Kittles Baseball
Complex was built in 1983. Its construction officially moved the
baseball field from the current site of the Al Lawson Multipurpose
Teaching Gymnasium, to its residence along Wahnish Way.
The field is complete with an
electronic scoreboard and lights. The dugouts are above-ground and the
stadium can seat 500 people. The press box is 210 square feet, while
the storage and restroom areas on the first floor are 700 square feet.
The late Dr. Oscar A. Moore and
Costa "Pop" Kittles are considered "The Fathers of Rattler Baseball," as
they combined to win over 500 games, 14 Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference titles, while producing three major league all-stars
(Dawson, Hal McRae and Vince Coleman), plus a former player who would
become the first African American executive officer in major league
baseball history, the late William "Bill" Lucas (Class of '58) with the
Atlanta Braves.
Both coaches were Health and
Physical Education professors at FAMU, with Kittles, who was an
All-American end under the legendary Jake Gaither, also serving as an
assistant football coach as well during his tenure at the university.
Moore was inducted into the FAMU
Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and Kittles was enshrined in 1982.