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05/23 16:10 CDT Purdue Fort Wayne dropping baseball and softball amid
university budget cuts and revenue sharing
Purdue Fort Wayne dropping baseball and softball amid university budget cuts
and revenue sharing
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) --- Purdue Fort Wayne joined a line of schools dropping
sports because of budget cuts and the looming era of revenue sharing with
athletes, announcing Friday it would discontinue its baseball and softball
programs immediately.
The university announced $6 million in budget cuts Thursday, and discontinuing
the two sports will save about $1 million.
The Mastadons are members of the Horizon League and Midwestern Intercollegiate
Volleyball Association and will sponsor 14 Division I sports.
"This is one of the saddest days in my 25 years as a Mastodon," athletic
director Kelley Hartley Hutton said. "We know this news will upset our
student-athletes, alumni and fans. It was not made lightly, and we are
committed to supporting those affected through this transition."
Harley Hutton said budget challenges across the university, in combination with
changes in the NCAA model, led to a re-evaluation of the athletic program.
Stephen F. Austin announced Thursday it would drop bowling, men's and women's
golf and beach volleyball. Eastern Illinois announced on May 12 it would
discontinue men's and women's tennis.
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