BOWLING GREEN — The alumni-driven fundraiser to save baseball at Bowling Green State University passed the million-dollar mark in less than a week.
After the holiday weekend, organizers of the Save Baseball at BGSU campaign said they stood at $1.3 million in committed contributions, which would be distributed during the five-year window the campaign set to find alternative sources of revenue for baseball.
Further, organizers said 10 percent of the contributions — about $130,000 — came from the families of current Falcons players. The campaign said that it had 140 total contributors as of Monday.
Among a number of cuts, including 119 layoffs and non-renewals on the university side and a furlough plan that impacts nearly every BGSU employee, the school announced on May 15 that it would discontinue baseball effective immediately.