The University of California- Berkeley’s decision Friday not to reinstate their baseball program marks a sad day for the entire Pac-10 Conference.
Although it had been announced in September the program would be cut, the university gave supporters the opportunity to raise the money necessary to keep and sustain the program. However, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced he only partially reversed the initial decision, with men’s rugby and women’s gymnastics and lacrosse being the only sports that would be reinstated.
The decision comes as sad news for a storied Cal baseball program that won College World Series titles in 1947 and 1957 and is currently ranked 17th in the Baseball America preseason poll.
The Golden Bears open their final season next week against Utah at Evans Field. The school will honor all scholarships for the lame duck sports, but players transferring after the season will not have to sit out a season like normal NCAA transfer cases.
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