ARDEN HILLS, Minn.—Following a series of postponements and relocations all across the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) landscape, the conference office has announced a completely redesigned schedule for the remainder of the 2013 season. The MIAC set out to salvage the complete 20-game conference schedule and the 2013 MIAC Baseball Playoffs, and because of that the Royals, and all other conference opponents, will be playing a multitude of games for the next three weeks.
 
For the complete redesigned 2013 Bethel University baseball schedule, click here. BU fans should also know that the Royals will plan to have live stats and webcast available for all home games, including the relocated game against Concordia College-Moorhead this Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
"This has been an extremely challenging spring, and we've tried to be proactive about finding the best possible solution," McKane said. "Our baseball coaches came up with some great proposals, and we're excited we developed a plan that can hopefully help us provide a great experience for our student-athletes that includes both a full regular season and the MIAC Baseball Playoffs.

"I'd like to thank the MIAC baseball coaches for their proactive approach to the scheduling challenges this spring has presented. It's been great to see them collaborate and work together to reach a solution."
 
Bethel's toughest stretch will come in the next week, as the Royals baseball squad is slated to play eight games (four double headers) in five days days. 
 
As of now, the 2013 MIAC Baseball Playoffs are still on as originally scheduled - as a four-team, double-elimination tournament. The MIAC Playoffs will return to Veterans Field in Minnetonka, Minn., for the third-straight season, and the three-day event will run May 10-12. As always, the MIAC Baseball Playoff champion will receive the MIAC's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament.
 
Thursday's schedule overhaul is the result of much hard work and deliberation by the MIAC baseball coaches. After reaffirming the importance of both the MIAC regular season and the conference's Playoffs, MIAC Executive Director Dan McKane and Assistant Director Afton Goebel re-worked the schedule to fit in all games between Monday, April 22 and Wednesday, May 8. Thursday morning the MIAC baseball coaches approved the scheduled changes unanimously.
 
For all other MIAC schedule information visit the MIAC web site or the MIAC scoreboard online.