re: Let me ask you baseball fans a question.

Are those two fields close to each other? Is there anywhere with two fields close to each other? It will be a lot harder to play with 14-16 teams. Perhaps they will just keep it at 12, and 4 will miss the cut.

Makes no difference to me.

If it were up to me, I’d play it like a regional spread out over two weekends.

9 baseball series instead of 10
(3-6 format like football)

Regional Play all 16 teams
(top 4 teams host)
all teams guaranteed 3 games

8 Team Tournament
Top 2 from Regionals Advance
(single elimination tournament)

All teams stay rested.
All teams given a chance for the automatic spot.