College Baseball: Another One Bites the Dust

♦ Southern Utah plans to drop baseball in 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune)

Southern Utah University will drop its intercollegiate baseball program following the 2012 season, it was announced today.

The University’s Board of Trustees approved the action in its regular meeting following a recommendation by its athletic sub-committee.

According to athletic director Ken Beazer, the school’s pending move to the Big Sky Conference coupled with the need to redirect resources to add men’s tennis led to the elimination of baseball.

The Big Sky does not sponsor baseball, but men’s tennis becomes a core sport in 2012-13.

♦ Southern Utah To Eliminate Baseball Program (collegebaseball360.com)

Southern Utah’s baseball program, which dates back to its junior college days, was cancelled once previously, in 1990, but was brought back for the 1991 season. Since the school moved to the NCAA Division I level in 1988 the team has never advanced beyond its conference tournament to post-season play.

♦ Southern Utah's Bo Cuthbertson was just listed this past week as the 15th best college baseball player in 2012 in CollegeBaseballDaily.com's Top 100 Countdown.  SUU was ranked 244th out of 300 D-1 teams in 2011 RPI (BoydsWorld.com)