The final report on the baseball team has been released.

Coach Vaughn has resigned, effective today.

In a nutshell:

“The result of that investigation, involving interviews with eight university employees and 13 current or former players, has generated a report that found evidence of an annual initiation tradition where new players were hazed via a series of challenges involving dangerously excessive drinking and other inappropriate activities, as well as a team culture of alcohol use and pressure to use alcohol. The last reported initiation activities occurred during the 2019-2020 academic year, and as such, the majority of the current team did not participate in them.

It also concluded that Head Baseball Coach Matt Vaughn failed to take appropriate steps to address a concern brought to his attention about possible hazing involving the baseball team in 2018. Vaughn has resigned effective today (Nov. 12). The current assistant coaching staff will remain in place on an interim basis, and the athletics department will be launching a national search for a new head baseball coach. 

As a consequence of the findings of the investigation, Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) is taking the following actions with the baseball team:
●    Unsupervised team activities on and off-campus are prohibited for the remainder of the 2021-2022 baseball season.
●    A sport administrator will travel with the baseball team for the remainder of 2021-2022 season. 
●    There will be a reduction in the non-conference baseball game schedule for the 2021-2022 season.”

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2021/11/12/uc-davis-releases-final-report-on-baseball-program-investigation.aspx