Emporia State University
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- Location: Emporia, KS
- Nickname: Hornets
- Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1992-present; Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Plains Division) 1968-1972; Central Intercollegiate Conference ?-1967
- Division: II
- Ballpark:
NAIA College World Series title in 1978
NAIA College World Series runner-up in 1987
Emporia State University was founded as Kansas State Normal School in 1963. The school was known as Kansas State Teachers College from 1923 to 1974, and Emporia Kansas State College from 1974 to 1977.
[edit] People who went here
- Frank Anderson, college coach
- Dave Bingham, college coach
- Don Dennis, pitcher
- Jeff Dodson, college coach
- Roy Evans, pitcher
- Bob Fornelli, college coach
- Brad Hill, college coach
- Fred Kipp, pitcher
- Brady McKillip, college coach
- Brian Poldberg, coach
- Steve Shifflett, pitcher
- Matt Vanderburg, college coach
[edit] Coaches
- Bob Ives, 1949-1950
- John Buckley (college), 1951
- Joe Pease, 1952
- Chuck Sisson, 1956
- Noel McGregor, 1957
- Bill Kerr, 1958-1962
- Rick Niclai, 1962
- Larry Ensminger, 1963-1965
- Guy Owen, 1966
- Larry Cochell, 1967-1969
- Jack Smitheran, 1970-1972
- Dave Bingham, 1973-1987
- Brian Embery, 1988-2003
- Bob Fornelli, 2004-present
[edit] Assistant Coaches
- Matt Ranson, 2007
