Fort Hays State University
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Name History:
| Western Branch of the State Normal School | 1902-14 |
| Fort Hays Kansas Normal School | 1914-23 |
| Kansas State Teachers College at Hays | 1923-31 |
| Fort Hays Kansas State College | 1931-77 |
| Fort Hays State University | 1977-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
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| 1925-65 No Team | ||
| 1966 | 7-12 | |
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| 1968 | 15-12 | |
| 1969 | 5-21 | |
| 1970 | 29-12 | |
| 1971 | 23-16 | |
| 1972 | 34-12 | |
| 1973 | 29-13 | |
| 1974 | 26-18 | |
| 1975 | 24-17 | |
| 1976 | 21-21 | |
| 1977 | 31-16 | |
| 1978 | 26-30 | |
| 1979 | 30-27 | |
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| 1991 | 9-33 | Tom Mahon |
| 1992 | 24-22 | Curtis Hammeke |
| 1993 | 34-12 | Curtis Hammeke |
| 1994 | 33-18 | Curtis Hammeke |
| 1995 | 34-13 | Curtis Hammeke |
| 1996 | 39-16 | Curtis Hammeke |
| 1997 | 48-15 | Bob Fornelli |
| 1998 | 44-14 | Bob Fornelli |
| 1999 | 35-22 | Bob Fornelli |
| 2000 | 54-12 | Bob Fornelli |
| 2001 | 37-19 | Bob Fornelli |
| 2002 | 43-16 | Bob Fornelli |
| 2003 | 45-15 | Bob Fornelli |
| 2004 | 32-16 | Matt Ranson |
| 2005 | 30-22 | Matt Ranson |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Nathan P. Field | Denver, CO | 1997-98 | 4/12/2002 |
| bold | member of Fort Hays State Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | **-1923 |
| Central Intercollegiate Conference | 1924-** |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 1968-72; 1989-2006 |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference | 1973-76 |
| Central States Intercollegiate Conference | 1977-79 |
Highlights:
Willard R. Schmidt (DB 4/19/1952) attended
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion 2003…Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament champion 2003
NAIA National Championship participant 1974…Division II World Series participant 2000...Division II World Series 2nd place 2000
Division II All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1996 | Brian Keck (ABCA) |
| 1997 | Jerry Valdez (ABCA) |
| 1998 | Nate Field (ABCA) |
| 2002 | Jason Santangelo (ABCA) |
| 2003 | Ben Tinius (ABCA) |
| 2005 | Jeff Bieker (ABCA) |
