Last Friday, the Community Sports Guidelines were released and that was good news as all high school spring sports will go on as normal.
Update on the Community Sports Guidelines is it allows for low/moderate risk sports to play outside of geographic areas. Some of these sports would be Softball/Baseball/Lax and would reason it could open door to statewide tournament for spring sports.
— Travis Lee (@TLee_WMTW) March 12, 2021
Also for the first season since the 2019/2020 winter season a traditional tournament will take place.
MPA Executive Director Mike Burnham says there will be spring sports championships in 2021. He says the MPA can align with the new guidelines set forth in the Community Sports Guidelines, which allow teams to play out of geographic area.
— Travis Lee (@TLee_WMTW) March 12, 2021
On Monday more changes were announced as baseball and softball home plate umpires will be positioned behind the pitcher instead of behind the plate.
Change coming to Maine high school baseball and softball this year: no home-plate umpire. That umpire will be behind the pitching mound instead. #MESports
— Mike Mandell (@MichaelJMandell) March 15, 2021
Benches will be placed outside the dugouts for both baseball and softball.
https://twitter.com/michaeljmandell/status/1371525360400150528?s=21
Pitchers and catchers first practice is scheduled for March 22nd. Full spring tryouts are scheduled to start March 29th.
