1966 Linfield Baseball Team

Coached by Oregon Sports Hall of Famer Roy Helser, this team was the first in Linfield College history to win a National Title. They won the NAIA National Championship in 1966. They were the first NAIA baseball team who were seeded last (8th) to win the championship while going undefeated through the entire tournament. The team finished the year with a 26-9 record.
They secured four All Tournament players: Stu Young, Jay Gustafson, John Lee and Frank Molek. Linfield set several tournament records for most assists in a game, batting average and consecutive wins. The team only committed four errors during the entire tournament. Team members included Frank Bake, Jay Bandonis, Steve Collette, Gary Cox, Bob Daggett, Terry Durham, Jay Gustafson, John Lee, Jon Hart, Art Larrance, Frank Molek, Wayne Petersen, Rocco Reed, Tom Rohlffs, Dennis Schweitzer, Barry Stenlund, Al Wells, Stu Young, and volunteer assistant coach Del Coursey. The Team was inducted into the Linfield Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.