I played baseball in the mid 80’s. The athletic department was basketball. The only way to generate revenue was through basketball. What little money the other programs had was via basketball. I think that sums up the previous two post.
We practiced in Crawford with the basketball team. We would practice before them. We had portable mounds. One day a pitcher throws one in the “dirt” catcher misses it the ball skips drills Pervis in the leg. He goes down. At that point it wasn’t a matter of if we would be penalized it was what the penalty was going to be. We never practiced in Crawford Gym again, we were sent over to Broadbent. For younger fans they just don’t understand how far that University and program have come. It did start with basketball it was the athletic department and University. Olson was a big part of that.
