Posted 7:27 a.m. Monday, April 5, 2010
Two anonymous donors pledged funds that will keep the school’s baseball program going through the 2015 season, UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow said.
"I'm delighted to let you know that thanks to the extraordinary generosity of two anonymous donors and fundraising organizers (a local couple) the UW-L Baseball program will be with us for at least the next five years. As you'll recall, massive state budget cuts forced us to end UW-L funding for baseball at the close of the 2008-09 academic year and it appeared that we would have to end a key athletic program with a long and rich history."
Read full statement at
http://www.uwlathletics.com/news/2010/4/4/BB_0404105146.aspx
See also La Crosse Tribune April 4, 2010, article "Donors fund UW-L baseball team with $100,000 pledge" at http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_8170aff4-3f9e-11df-a17e-001cc4c03286.html