North by Northwest (NxNW) - Fort Hays State

NxNW - The B2R takes a look at the member institutions of the MIAA Athletic Conference.  Today, Fort Hays State is at bat:

Fort Hays State University
City/Zip - Hays, Kansas 67601
Founded - 1902
Enrollment - 11,000
Nickname - Tigers
Colors - Black & Gold
Home Venue - Larks Park (capacity - 1,200)(Constructed in 1940)(Field Turf added Fall 2012)
First year of baseball - 1966
All-time record (at the beginning of the 2012 season) - 1295-822-4
2012 Season - Fort Hays finished in 6th place as the final qualifier for the MIAA Post-Season Tournament, but advanced all the way to the Tournament Championship against Central Missouri.  UCM defeated FHSU by a score 7-1 to finish its year 29-24.

About Fort Hays State -
FHSU is the 2nd youngest of the State of Kansas' six universities.  It original faculty consisted of 2 members teaching the 19-course curriculum and greeted 34 students to campus.  Today, the faculty totals approximately 300, support staff of approximately 250, and 11,000 students.  The University sits on approximately 4,160 acres exactly where a frontier military post was located.  About 20,000 people live in the Hays community.

NCAA D2 World Series Appearances - 2000 (2nd place overall - National runner-up);
NCAA Regionals - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006.
RMAC Championship - 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 (Regular Season), 2003 (Regular Season & Tournament);
FHSU has owned a .600 winning percentage or better in 13 of 18 seasons since its move to NCAA Division 2;

Notable FHSU Baseball Alumni - Nate Field (Pitcher for the KC Royals, Rockies, Marlins, and Mets)

Notable FHSU Baseball Coaches - Bob Fornelli (yep, the Emporia State Coach) from 1997 to 2003 (See basically all of FHSU's NCAA Post-season success);

Curtis Hammeke - Presently FHSU's Athletics Director (very good for baseball);

Steve Gillispie - Head Coach of NCAA D1 Youngstown State

Go Cats!!
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