Big 10 Likely to go Conference Only Schedule in 2021, Other Conferences Possibly to Follow

Information started to surface over the weekend indicating the Big 10 will go to a conference only schedule for the 2021 softball season. The news leaked that both softball and baseball will make the move to cut down on travel and expenses for the 2021 season as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. Numerous sources have indicated to RTS that “regionalization” of 2021 schedules will be made by most Division I Conferences. It is also expected most conferences will push the start of the 2021 season to March or even as far as April.