Purdue Fort Wayne's most recent available NCAA financial report for the 2023-24 year included an overall budget deficit of around $245,935 for the athletic department. Baseball reported expenses ...

Heartbreaking news out of Indiana today, as Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) announced on Friday that effective immediately, the NCAA Division I softball and baseball programs will be discontinued.

— Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (@GoMastodons) May 23, 2025 "This is one of the saddest days in my 25 years as a Mastodon," Athletic Director Kelley Hartley Hutton said in the statement.

Updated: May 23, 2025 / 02:25 PM EDT FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Friday, Purdue University Fort Wayne announced its NCAA Division 1 baseball and softball programs are being discontinued.

The state budget indicates Purdue Fort Wayne’s appropriation for total operating expenses is $45 million for each of the next two fiscal years. This is a 3.3% decrease from the $46.6 million ...