Pain still cuts last Wisconsin baseball team 33 years after program's demise
CHRIS DOYLE
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CHRIS DOYLE
Mike Lessiter, who served as the final sports information director for the University of Wisconsin baseball team in 1991, sheds light on what the program was like before it was shuttered by the university.
Former University of Wisconsin baseball player Jason Beier has held on to his road jersey from the 1991 season after it was gifted to him by former athletic director Pat Richter. Beier also still has the black hat that members of the team wore after the decision to cut the program.
Former University of Wisconsin baseball player Ross Kopfer received a personal letter from former Badgers coach Steve Land less than two weeks after the team's final game in May 1991.
A quote attributed to pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson adorns a plaque for the University of Wisconsin's Lakeshore Nature Preserve along the shoreline of Lake Mendota.
Former University of Wisconsin baseball player Jason Beier has held on to his road jersey from the 1991 season after it was gifted to him by former athletic director Pat Richter. Beier also still has the black hat that members of the team wore after the decision to cut the program.
Former University of Wisconsin baseball player Ross Kopfer received a personal letter from former Badgers coach Steve Land less than two weeks after the team's final game in May 1991.
A quote attributed to pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson adorns a plaque for the University of Wisconsin's Lakeshore Nature Preserve along the shoreline of Lake Mendota.
