Pac-10 Baseball

[Tim C]

The University of Oregon has scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference to announce an athletic department reorganization that will include reinstating baseball.

Oregon, the lone Pacific-10 Conference school without a baseball program, hasn't fielded a team since the 1980-81 season. It will resume competition in 2009, according to the Register-Guard of Eugene.

Ducks athletic director Pat Kilkenny recently told The Oregonian that no topic has been raised among fans more often than baseball since he took over the department this spring.

The Register-Guard also reported that the school will announce the addition of a women's sport today. There has been speculation that the Ducks' wrestling program will be dropped as part of the department changes.

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I guess I can't call it the PAC-9 anymore.

Regards,

This will be awesome for baseball in the state of Oregon!

[UmpLarryJohnson]

GOOD move...who'd want to WRESTLE a DUCK?

[voiceoflg]

Now if only the U of Wisconsin-Madison would do the same.

[Rich Ives]

Hmmmmm

The other Oregon team wins two straight CWS. Coincidence?

[spokanelurker]

Also, this year's Gonzaga U. team and Washington Huskies over the past few year have demonstrated that Northwest teams can compete well with warm-weather schools.

[DG]

Originally Posted by Tim C

The University of Oregon has scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference to announce an athletic department reorganization that will include reinstating baseball.

Oregon, the lone Pacific-10 Conference school without a baseball program, hasn't fielded a team since the 1980-81 season. It will resume competition in 2009, according to the Register-Guard of Eugene.

Ducks athletic director Pat Kilkenny recently told The Oregonian that no topic has been raised among fans more often than baseball since he took over the department this spring.

The Register-Guard also reported that the school will announce the addition of a women's sport today. There has been speculation that the Ducks' wrestling program will be dropped as part of the department changes.

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I guess I can't call it the PAC-9 anymore.

Regards,

Why did U of O drop baseball?

[DonInKansas]

Baseball>Wrestling.

Um, duh?

[Tim C]

The University of Oregon dropped baseball after the 1981 season to divert the funds to cover additional women's teams to comply with Title 9.


Regards,

[DG]

Originally Posted by Tim C

The University of Oregon dropped baseball after the 1981 season to divert the funds to cover additional woman's teams to comply with Title 9.

That is what I was wondering about.

[UMP25]

Yet another example of the asinine entity known as Title IX.