SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced the 2021 baseball conference schedule Friday afternoon, with the league's eight teams divided into two divisions and competing in 10 three-game series beginning the weekend of March 19-21. The regular season ends the weekend of May 21, before the 2021 SoCon Baseball Championship presented by Holston Gases takes place at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina, from May 27-29.
Wofford will announce the non-conference slate of contests coming weeks, but plans to open the season on Friday, February 19. The SoCon schedule for the Terriers, who were 14-3 last season, will begin on Friday, March 19, at The Citadel.
The decision to revise the conference schedule from seven to 10 weeks allows for each team to compete in a total of 30 conference games and ensure games would still be played if nonconference games are canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. The league's directors of athletics voted to approve the change.
The conference's eight teams are divided into two divisions for scheduling purposes with an eye toward competitive balance. The Red Division includes The Citadel, Mercer, Western Carolina and Wofford, while the Blue Division is composed of ESTU, UNCG, Samford and VMI. Each squad will play a pair of three-game series against every other team in its division and a single series against the teams from the other division. Each squad will play a pair of three-game series against every other team in its division and a single series against the teams from the other division. For league series, schools will host three games over two days. The decision is left up to the hosting team whether to play a single game and doubleheader on either Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday.
The 2020 Southern Conference Baseball Championship was cancelled after the league's Council of Presidents and directors of athletics unanimously voted to cancel all athletics-related activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
View the 2021 Wofford baseball conference schedule
here.
