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Q: What FSC team brought home the College’s first national championship?

A: The 1971 baseball team won the NCAA National Championship and repeated the feat in 1972. In 1981, FSC won the trifecta: NCAA National Championships in baseball, basketball, and golf. Over the years, FSC’s outstanding Athletics teams have won 27 National Championships, making it one of the strongest Division II programs in the country.

At top: 1981, "Year of the Triple Crown," NCAA National Champions in golf, basketball, and baseball.  Seated: Athletic Director Hal Smeltzly. Left to right: Baseball Coach Joe Arnold, Basketball Coach Hal Wissel, and Golf Coach Charlie Matlock.

Below: The 1971 baseball team (left) and Coach Smeltzly. 

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