UW-La Crosse is trying to raise another $25,000 to keep baseball around for 2010. UW-La Crosse athletics photo

The UW-La Crosse baseball program is still on the chopping block and finds its future up in the air this summer.

Eagles fans originally heard that their program, which went 22-16, 13-11 in the WIAC this past season, was done. But a public outcry forced the administration to reconsider.

In early June, the school's chancellor, Joe Gow, released the following statement: "We had planned today to formally notify the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WIAC) about the elimination of these two programs; however, at the request of numerous alumni, parents and friends of the University we are delaying notifying WIAC officials about our plans so that our coaches and potential donors can determine whether it is feasible for these two sports to be supported entirely through private funding for the coming year, and possibly on into the future."

To save UW-La Crosse baseball, the program needs to raise $50,000. According to SaveUWLbaseball.com, a Web site devoted to helping maintain the sport, a little less than half of that total remains to be pledged.

Division III baseball fans who are interested in doing more should visit the Web site and make a donation.

"There's no question we're in the final inning," coach Chris Schwarz, a UW-L alumnus, told the Wisconsin State Journal. "I think we're down to the final out."