WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Wichita State won’t appeal an NCAA ruling that it vacate its baseball wins in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, but the school’s former baseball coach says he’s challenging it on his own.

Gene Stephenson tells the Wichita Eagle he knows the chances of the NCAA accepting his appeal are slim, he says it’s important.

University president John Bardo says he disagrees with the punishment but decided it wasn’t in the school’s best interest to appeal.

The Shockers won 74 games in the two seasons.

The NCAA placed the program on probation in January after finding the Shockers in 2012 and 2013 used 21 players who were given improper discounts on non-baseball merchandise from the program’s athletic apparel manufacturer.

The school also was placed on one year probation.