I believe that COVID was used as an excuse to do this. Sinclair from the top has not been a huge supporter of sports at the school.
HCs are not full time, which with the success of the programs shows how much those coaches care and how hard working they are.
The assistant coaches salaries are less than what a HS coach makes. Possibly even less then HS assistant coaches.
President Johnson and the board denied the plans for a baseball/softball facility across the river earlier in the school year before Covid was even heard of. AIA did not want them there anymore, so this helps them not have to deal with 2 fieldless programs.
The article makes it sound like this is a one year thing due to Covid but that just doesn't make sense, if we are as they say still in this situation then all sports would be cancelled again and student athletes would all be in the same boat.
I feel sorry for the baseball guys as recruitment is tight right now as it is with the NCAA granting eligibility back to all the players from last year and schools probably being about done with their classes as it is anyways.