For the first time in the 64-year history of Dixie Youth Baseball, their National Board of Directors has voted to cancel the 2020 DYB World Series Tournaments.
“It is not a decision that we made lightly,” said DYB Commissioner William Wade. “The #1 priority of Dixie Youth Baseball is to offer regular season play, which offers the greatest opportunity for all of our children to participate. We did not feel that we should sacrifice regular season play in an already altered season for the sake of extended tournament play.”
Wade added, “Removing the world series from our post-season schedule will allow for significant regular season play in those communities that are able to do so this season. Each state will have the opportunity to offer post-season play should time permit.”
“With all of the uncertainty and disruption that the COVID-19 virus has caused across our country we did not feel that attempting to play a world series would be the prudent thing to do,” continued Wade. “The health and well-being of all of the participants, parents and fans outweigh the value of world series play.”
Other factors to consider include the varying nature of communities allowing sports participation and the beginning of the coming school year.
According to North Carolina DYB State Director Carey Wrenn, the NC State Board will be meeting in the next 2 weeks to discuss State Tournaments.
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