Friday -- The league has officially released the schedule details for the 2020 season, these details are fit to for an anticipated six-team league, but will also be the same if the league decides to not expand past four teams.
Introduced for the 2020 season will be the "Beach Day Game" Which will be a set of regular season games played at Good Harbor Beach on June 20, 2020 between the Brewers and Mallards. The Wiffle Ball World Series will be a week earlier this week to allow college students that have made the Post season allow to play as they move back to school the third week of August.
All game formats will be identical to 2019. You will play a two game-three inning mini series against the same team on that scheduled day. The 2020 season will consist of a minimum 30 regular season.
2020 Team Schedule format;
6 Team League
Play divisional opponents 6 times (3-mini series) = 12 Games Total
Play outer-divisional opponents 4 times (2-mini series) = 12 Games Total
4 Team League (One Division)
Player each team 8 times (4-mini series) = 24 Games Total
A new rule for the 2020 season is that every player must play in 18 games to be eligible for the postseason.
April 20, 2020 - Deadline for teams to submit league entry applications
May 1, 2020 - Deadline for Draft eligible players to register
* May 3, 2020 - Pre-Draft Showcase Tournament
May 10, 2020 - 2020 NWBL Player Dispersal Draft
May 17, 2020 - 'Spring Training' Begins; (teams can play exhibition games)
May 24, 2020 - Opening Day (Diamond Jaxx @ Mallards; 3:35 PM EST.)
May 31, 2020 - Brewers Championship Ceremony (Black Widows @ Brewers; 4:05 PM EST.)
June 20, 2020 - 1st Annual 'Beach Day Game' (Mallards @ Brewers; Time TBD)
(Good Harbor Beach)
July 1, 2020 - League-wide Holiday Break
July 6, 2020 - League Holiday Break over, teams return to play
July 13, 2020 - Trade Deadline (All trades must be submitted by 5pm EST.)
July 20, 2020 - Last Day to sign Free Agents
August 4, 2020 - Regular Season Ends
August 9, 2020 - First round of Postseason (best of three series)
August 11, 2020 - 2020 Wiffle Ball World Series (Best of three series, NL vs AL)
All dates are subject to change for weather permitting reasons as well as any conflicts the league may run into.
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