The Fargo American Legion baseball program looked to one of its own to fill its head coaching vacancy.
Jeff Fiechtner, who previously played and coached for the program, was named head coach on Sunday.
Fiechtner becomes the 22nd head coach in the program's history. He succeeds Bill Ibach.
Fiechtner, a member of the Fargo American Legion Hall of Fame, played for Fargo from 1974 to 1976 and was named the North Dakota Legion Player of the Year following the 1976 season.
He's also held assistant coaching positions with Fargo on several occasions, the last coming from 1992 to 1996.
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"I'm excited about it," Fiechtner said. "It's something that I've thought about doing for a while. It's a great opportunity."
For the past 11 years Fiechtner has been the head coach of the Fargo North high school baseball program, leading the Spartans to one state championship in 2002, two state runnerup finishes (2003 and 2006), four Eastern Dakota Conference tournament titles and three EDC regular-season championships.
"I think I bring some intensity to the table," said Fiechtner about his coaching style.
"But I also bring the fun of the game."
After leaving the Fargo program, Fiechtner played college baseball at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., where he helped the team win two NAIA national championships.
He eventually reached the Double-A level with the San Diego Padres.
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