BUBB, BATESOLE TO DISCUSS CSUN BASEBALL.Byline: Daily News Cal State Northridge athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Paul Bubb will meet today with baseball coach Mike Batesole for the first time in four weeks to discuss the future of the Matadors' baseball program. Batesole has been waiting to see whether the school reinstates the program after canceling it on June 11. Pressure has been mounting on Northridge officials since state Sen. Cathie Wright successfully convinced a Legislative conference committee to approve $586,000 for Northridge's sports program. Wright has urged school officials to begin making immediate plans to reinstate baseball and men's volleyball for this season. Men's soccer and men's swimming, also dropped by the school last month, have been reinstated. Bubb said Monday he has been asked to put together plans in case the money comes through to reinstate the sports for one year. He is optimistic the program will be reinstated but is ``concerned what shape the program will be in.'' Batesole said top players won't want to join the team unless a long-term commitment is given, particularly construction for a new stadium. ``I've talked to nine players today and every one said they'd come back (if a stadium were built),'' Batesole said. But Steve Soboroff Steve Soboroff (born August 31, 1948) is a real estate developer and president of Playa Vista. Mr. Soboroff is the Chairperson of the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University. , an aid to Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. who has been leading a drive to build a multi-purpose stadium at Northridge, said his proposal is geared toward youth baseball and college softball College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is played by men. . If Northridge approves the return of baseball, Batesole still has time during the summer to recruit new players since many of the Matadors' returning players have already decided on new schools. At 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, the California State Universities Enrollment  Board of
Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. will meet in Long Beach. More than 20 people have asked to
speak in favor of saving the men's sports programs at Northridge,
according to according toprep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jackie Worm, spokesperson for the trustees. Last week, however, the trustees wrote potential speakers and advised them to save their comments until the next board meeting in September. Voicing their concern at this time would be premature, the trustees said, since the state budget has yet to be approved by legislators. |
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