They came up with the funding... well, almost...
Almost two months after Cal-Berkeley reinstated three other teams that were on the chopping block, the school said Friday that baseball would survive after their massive fundraising efforts.
Cal said financial commitments totaling $9 million were presented to Chancellor Robert Birgeneau by former Golden Bears pitcher and fundraising leader Stu Gordon. The total was short of the initial $10 million goal, but the school's administration was confident enough in that missing million dollars to say the program would continue.
Here was Kevin Cohen's CalTV report from when the initial news of elimination broke...
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Showing posts with label NCAA baseball. Show all posts
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
BREAKING: UVA Throws Perfect Game
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Cavaliers pitcher Will Roberts throws the 8th perfect game on record in the history of the NCAA. UVA beat GW 2-nil...
Bully for him...
Here's your highlights...
Coverage of the Wahoos 2,000th career win from the Newsplex is hyah...
Cavaliers pitcher Will Roberts throws the 8th perfect game on record in the history of the NCAA. UVA beat GW 2-nil...
Bully for him...
Here's your highlights...
Coverage of the Wahoos 2,000th career win from the Newsplex is hyah...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Let's Play Two Plus: Fresno And USD Go 22
Garrett Weber's RBI single in the 22nd inning gave Fresno State a 3-2 victory over San Diego in a game that lasted 7 hours and 12 minutes. It tied for the third-longest in NCAA Division I history.
Fresno State (17-2) tied it at 2 in the bottom of the ninth on a Brennan Gowens' two-run double.
Fast forward to the 22nd...
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Danny Muno hit a leadoff single for the Bulldogs, stole second and scored on Weber's single to left with two outs to beat San Diego (4-16) and end the game after 7 hours, 12 minutes.
The teams tied Baylor-Houston from 1999 and Colorado-Nebraska back in 1974 for the third-longest game. The Division I record was set in 2009, when Texas beat Boston College 3-2 in 25 innings in an NCAA regional game.
For those of you who miss Travis Tucker, here's how he ended that one...
Fresno State (17-2) tied it at 2 in the bottom of the ninth on a Brennan Gowens' two-run double.
Fast forward to the 22nd...
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Danny Muno hit a leadoff single for the Bulldogs, stole second and scored on Weber's single to left with two outs to beat San Diego (4-16) and end the game after 7 hours, 12 minutes.
The teams tied Baylor-Houston from 1999 and Colorado-Nebraska back in 1974 for the third-longest game. The Division I record was set in 2009, when Texas beat Boston College 3-2 in 25 innings in an NCAA regional game.
For those of you who miss Travis Tucker, here's how he ended that one...
Friday, February 11, 2011
DEVELOPING: Cal Kills Baseball And Gymnastics, Reinstates 3 Others
Cal-Berkeley reinstated three teams that were going to be eliminated in budget-cutting moves but is still going to eliminate the baseball and men's gymnastics teams.
The school announced the decision to keep the men's rugby, women's lacrosse and women's gymnastics teams. The two women's teams had been slated for elimination back in September, while men's rugby was going to be reclassified as a "varsity club
sport" despite its consistent national championship title wins.
Campus officials say they received between $12 and $13 million in pledges from the group "Save Cal Sports." They believe $8 million will be available for the three sports that were retained. That will cover their costs for seven to 10 years- according to their own financial estimates.
Cal Vice Chancellor Frank Yeary says that any money that had been pledged for baseball and men's gymnastics were insufficient for any kind of long-term viability.
Here's a story from CalTv's Kevin Cohen when the news first hit last year...
The school announced the decision to keep the men's rugby, women's lacrosse and women's gymnastics teams. The two women's teams had been slated for elimination back in September, while men's rugby was going to be reclassified as a "varsity club
sport" despite its consistent national championship title wins.
Campus officials say they received between $12 and $13 million in pledges from the group "Save Cal Sports." They believe $8 million will be available for the three sports that were retained. That will cover their costs for seven to 10 years- according to their own financial estimates.
Cal Vice Chancellor Frank Yeary says that any money that had been pledged for baseball and men's gymnastics were insufficient for any kind of long-term viability.
Here's a story from CalTv's Kevin Cohen when the news first hit last year...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Cal Cuts Three Sports: Baseball, Gymnastics, Lacrosse
And rugby gets reassigned to "varsity club" status- which means that they have to raise their own funds... rugby is only the most successful sport in university history...
163 athletes are affected as the school is cutting four million dollars from their budgets...
"We went two years without hiring faculty, where we went a year with furloughs, where we laid off 500 low paid workers which we hated to do. We can't justify university support of athletic at the level of $10 million, $15 million or $20 million. It's just not possible," Cal Chancellor Robert Birgenau said in his dirge of a press conference.
Lyanne Melendez is in Berkeley with the bad news...
((HT: KGO-TV San Francisco))
163 athletes are affected as the school is cutting four million dollars from their budgets...
"We went two years without hiring faculty, where we went a year with furloughs, where we laid off 500 low paid workers which we hated to do. We can't justify university support of athletic at the level of $10 million, $15 million or $20 million. It's just not possible," Cal Chancellor Robert Birgenau said in his dirge of a press conference.
Lyanne Melendez is in Berkeley with the bad news...
((HT: KGO-TV San Francisco))
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Wittels = Dimaggio But Season's Over...
The streak still stays in place for next season, however...
FIU's Garrett Wittels ends his 2010 season with a 56-game hitting streak- two short of the NCAA Division I record held by Robin Ventura...
Here's the hit...
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In the elimination game against Dartmouth, Wittels went 3-for-5
The Miami Herald's Adam Beasley caught up with Wittels after their season ended with a 15-9 loss: "I think my brain needs a little bit of relaxing. I've thought about [the streak] a lot, going out there and playing every single day. It will just make us hungrier next year, all throughout the summer and the fall and early on in the spring."
The 2011 season starts with a home series against UMass... get your tickets now...
FIU's Garrett Wittels ends his 2010 season with a 56-game hitting streak- two short of the NCAA Division I record held by Robin Ventura...
Here's the hit...
((HT: fiumaxx))
In the elimination game against Dartmouth, Wittels went 3-for-5
The Miami Herald's Adam Beasley caught up with Wittels after their season ended with a 15-9 loss: "I think my brain needs a little bit of relaxing. I've thought about [the streak] a lot, going out there and playing every single day. It will just make us hungrier next year, all throughout the summer and the fall and early on in the spring."
The 2011 season starts with a home series against UMass... get your tickets now...
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Wittels Hit Streak Now 55
Garrett Wittels is three games away...
The FIU infielder extended his hitting streak to 55 games with a line-drive double to right-center in the sixth inning of the Golden Panthers' NCAA tournament game against Texas A&M.
Wittels was hitless in his first two at-bats, flying out to right in the first and grounding to third in the third. On his third AB, Wittels hit a 3-0 pitch from Aggies starter Barret Loux into the gap.
He's now three games short of the Division I record of 58 by Oklahoma State's
Robin Ventura in 1987.
Here's the game report from our friends at the AP
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The FIU infielder extended his hitting streak to 55 games with a line-drive double to right-center in the sixth inning of the Golden Panthers' NCAA tournament game against Texas A&M.
Wittels was hitless in his first two at-bats, flying out to right in the first and grounding to third in the third. On his third AB, Wittels hit a 3-0 pitch from Aggies starter Barret Loux into the gap.
He's now three games short of the Division I record of 58 by Oklahoma State's
Robin Ventura in 1987.
Here's the game report from our friends at the AP
((HT: Associated Press))
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
UNI Set To Drop Baseball
((HT: Howard Bloom/Sports Business Daily))
The University of Northern Iowa will eliminate its baseball program following the 2009 season, UNI director of athletics Troy Dannen announced Monday.
"This is a sad day for Northern Iowa athletics," Dannen said. "Current budget estimates project the University will see at least a nine percent reduction in state funding. That reduction directly impacts intercollegiate athletics. The projected gap between revenues and expenses for the upcoming year is $500,000 - $600,000 as a result of the reduction in state funding.
"The magnitude of the reduction has forced us to review every program in our department. That review has concluded we cannot maintain the overall quality of our athletic program without reducing the number of sports."
With the elimination of baseball, UNI will offer 17 intercollegiate varsity sports, seven men's sports and 10 women's sports. The Panthers will continue to field men's teams in basketball, cross country, football, indoor track and field, golf, outdoor track and field and wrestling, and women's teams in basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
The Panther baseball team includes 35 student-athletes. According to NCAA rules, all student-athletes who have eligibility remaining after the 2009 season will be allowed to transfer to other schools and compete in the 2010 season. Current and incoming baseball student-athletes wishing to remain at UNI and who are receiving scholarship aid will have their scholarships honored. The timing of today's announcement is in part to accommodate the interests of the student-athletes, and to assist them in finding participation opportunities at other institutions, if they so wish. Three full-time coaches are also having their positions eliminated.
"We explored every alternative before reaching this decision," Dannen said. "Coach Rick Heller and the UNI baseball program have always represented UNI in exemplary fashion and have been positive contributors to the quality of life on our campus."
According to Ben Allen, president of UNI, "During these challenging budget times, every area of campus will be affected. This decision with respect to baseball is a reflection of the difficult decisions that we will be facing across the entire University."
This is not the first time that UNI has dropped sports. Men's and women's gymnastics were dropped in 1981, and women's field hockey was dropped in 1983. In May of 2002, the men's and women's swimming and men's and women's tennis programs were dropped, but women's swimming and women's tennis were reinstated several months later. UNI also added women's soccer in 2000.
Sid Jacob's coverage from our friends at KWWL is below...
In the piece, Jacob interviews a former player who believes there are other underlying issues, other than financial, that caused the elimination of the sport after this season.
The baseball team has been given an alternative to keep the program around. Coach Heller and AD Dannen have six weeks to raise $1.2-million to keep the baseball around in the short term. At that point, they would have a few years grace to raise $10-million to permanently endow the idea of a baseball program.
The first part of the Dannen presser is below...
((HT: KWWL-TV))
The University of Northern Iowa will eliminate its baseball program following the 2009 season, UNI director of athletics Troy Dannen announced Monday.
"This is a sad day for Northern Iowa athletics," Dannen said. "Current budget estimates project the University will see at least a nine percent reduction in state funding. That reduction directly impacts intercollegiate athletics. The projected gap between revenues and expenses for the upcoming year is $500,000 - $600,000 as a result of the reduction in state funding.
"The magnitude of the reduction has forced us to review every program in our department. That review has concluded we cannot maintain the overall quality of our athletic program without reducing the number of sports."
With the elimination of baseball, UNI will offer 17 intercollegiate varsity sports, seven men's sports and 10 women's sports. The Panthers will continue to field men's teams in basketball, cross country, football, indoor track and field, golf, outdoor track and field and wrestling, and women's teams in basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
The Panther baseball team includes 35 student-athletes. According to NCAA rules, all student-athletes who have eligibility remaining after the 2009 season will be allowed to transfer to other schools and compete in the 2010 season. Current and incoming baseball student-athletes wishing to remain at UNI and who are receiving scholarship aid will have their scholarships honored. The timing of today's announcement is in part to accommodate the interests of the student-athletes, and to assist them in finding participation opportunities at other institutions, if they so wish. Three full-time coaches are also having their positions eliminated.
"We explored every alternative before reaching this decision," Dannen said. "Coach Rick Heller and the UNI baseball program have always represented UNI in exemplary fashion and have been positive contributors to the quality of life on our campus."
According to Ben Allen, president of UNI, "During these challenging budget times, every area of campus will be affected. This decision with respect to baseball is a reflection of the difficult decisions that we will be facing across the entire University."
This is not the first time that UNI has dropped sports. Men's and women's gymnastics were dropped in 1981, and women's field hockey was dropped in 1983. In May of 2002, the men's and women's swimming and men's and women's tennis programs were dropped, but women's swimming and women's tennis were reinstated several months later. UNI also added women's soccer in 2000.
Sid Jacob's coverage from our friends at KWWL is below...
In the piece, Jacob interviews a former player who believes there are other underlying issues, other than financial, that caused the elimination of the sport after this season.
The baseball team has been given an alternative to keep the program around. Coach Heller and AD Dannen have six weeks to raise $1.2-million to keep the baseball around in the short term. At that point, they would have a few years grace to raise $10-million to permanently endow the idea of a baseball program.
The first part of the Dannen presser is below...
((HT: KWWL-TV))
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