Despite the availability of Drillers Stadium and the increasing popularity of college baseball, University of Tulsa officials have decided not to bring back baseball as a varsity sport — but that situation may change in coming years.
Despite the availability of Drillers Stadium and the increasing popularity of college baseball, University of Tulsa officials have decided not to bring back baseball as a varsity sport — but that situation may change in coming years.
The bottom line was the bottom line: it could take upwards of a half-million dollars to revive the program, reports College Baseball Digest. Despite no gender-parity issues at hand, university officials are passing on any revival attempts right now, despite the availability of Drillers Stadium, the current home of the Tulsa Drillers (Class AA; Texas League), next season.
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