The deadlock between the Major League Players’ Association and the baseball owners continues, and the start of spring training is in jeopardy. But, if you listen closely, you still might hear the distant ping of a metal bat or a smack against leather. That is the sound of the beginning of the college baseball season.
COVID-19 wiped out nearly all of the 2020 college baseball season. In 2021, Big Ten teams played an all-conference schedule. There was no travel to the deep South to start off the year, no regular year-long training regimen. For 2022, things are getting back to normal.