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Thursday, March 12th 2020
The NCAA has cancelled the College Softball World Series due to the Covid-19, or Corona virus, outbreak. NCAA President Mark Emmert announced the decision in a press conference Thursday afternoon. This comes as other sports leagues are cancelling or suspending indefinitely thier seasons.
With schools and colleges closing thier campuses nationwide, it wasn't a surprising decision and Emmert chose to err on the side of caution as the Corona virus sweeps across the country.
While this may be the safe decision, it has to be painful for teams and players who look forward to the world series each year.
The full NCAA statement is available here.
With schools and colleges closing thier campuses nationwide, it wasn't a surprising decision and Emmert chose to err on the side of caution as the Corona virus sweeps across the country.
While this may be the safe decision, it has to be painful for teams and players who look forward to the world series each year.
"Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men?s and women?s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships. This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities."
The full NCAA statement is available here.
