Culture Of Drinking, Hazing Led To UC Davis Baseball Program Suspension, Report Says

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DAVIS (CBS13) — An probe into alleged misconduct among the UC Davis varsity shot squad recovered grounds of hazing and a squad civilization of intoxicant use, the assemblage announced Friday.

Head Coach Matt Vaughn resigned Friday aft being recovered to person failed to code concerns brought to him regarding hazing successful 2018. As a result, the existent adjunct coaching unit volition stay employed connected an interim ground portion the hunt for a caller caput manager begins.

This quality came successful a last study connected the probe released by UC Davis. Eight assemblage employees and much than a twelve existent oregon erstwhile players were interviewed implicit the people of the investigation.

Evidence showed that an yearly contented of hazing caller players included a bid of challenges involving excessive drinking, unit to portion and different inappropriate activities, UC Davis said.

Between 2016-2020, initiation activities included things similar head-to-head drinking competitions until 1 idiosyncratic vomited, drinking races, drinking a enigma changeable and getting lapdances from strippers.

UC Davis besides recovered that, starring up to initiation, experienced players made comments intended to scare rookies. These included situations similar telling rookies to shave their “buttholes” and not deterioration underwear to the initiation, the study found.

“We are profoundly saddened that students who person been a portion of the shot squad experienced events that negatively impacted their wellness and well-being,” Athletic Director Rocko DeLuca said successful a statement. “We admit those who reported their concerns arsenic good arsenic those who participated successful the investigation. Their actions volition assistance the shot squad make a healthy, supportive culture”

UC Davis said the past reported hazing initiation activities occurred during the 2019-20 world year, which means a bulk of the existent squad did not instrumentality portion successful them.

The squad volition look a bid of consequences owed to the effect of the investigation’s findings. Unsupervised squad activities on- and off-campus are prohibited for the 2021-22 season. A sports head volition question with the ream for the 2021-22 season. The fig of non-conference games volition beryllium reduced for the 2021-22 year.

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The team’s suspension went into effect successful July. In aboriginal October, the squad was allowed to resume immoderate activities nether adjacent supervision.