NEW ORLEANS – Bruce Peddie, who coached New Orleans' baseball team through an uncertain period in which the university applied with the NCAA to drop from Division I to Division III, has been fired after four years on the job.
Peddie's dismissal, announced Friday, comes shortly after UNO broke ground on a new $3 million infield grandstand slated to open next season. The rebuilt centerpiece of the Privateers' ballpark, along with a recent commitment to retain Division I athletics, were developments Peddie had awaited since taking over in 2010.
While uncertainty surrounded the program, recruiting and scheduling proved difficult. Peddie's teams went 40-161 combined.
Before taking over as head coach, Peddie was the recruiting coordinator for former coach Tom Walter, who took Wake Forest's head coaching job after the 2009 season.
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