With scholarship limit, college baseball careers come with a cost

Posted Jul 15, 2016
Major-conference athletic departments, flush with cash from football TV deals, are spending on luxurious facilities, coaching salaries and new support staff. But little (if any) has trickled down to the dugouts. Tuition continues to rise, but the Division I scholarship limit of 11.7 doesn’t budge. “We all see where college baseball has come and where we are now,” Virginia coach Brian O’Connor said. (Omaha World-Herald)

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