KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its 2021 baseball schedule Friday afternoon.
 
Association members will continue to play 33 games but with formatting changes to reduce travel.  The 11 three-game series will be condensed to two days with a doubleheader and single-game structure.  Mid-week MIAA nine-inning games have been tabled for 2021 as well.
 
This was done due to the changes to maximum playing seasons passed by the NCAA Division II Presidents Council for the upcoming 2020-21 athletics season, limiting the sport to 40 regular-season games. NSU and other Association members do have the freedom to play seven non-conference games if they so choose to.
 
The RiverHawks will have six home series in 2021 and a favorable travel schedule in the final six weeks of the season consisting of nine straight home games to close out the regular season, and trips to Rogers State and Missouri Southern. 

MIAA play opens on the weekend of February 26 with Northwest Missouri.
 
The MIAA Tournament format will be an eight-team double-elimination bracket held over four days at a site that has yet to be determined.

Northeastern State 2021 Baseball Schedule
February 26-28 – Northwest Missouri
March 5-7 – at Pittsburg State
March 12-14 – Newman
March 19-21 – at Washburn
March 26-28 – at Missouri Western
April 2-4 – Fort Hays State
April 9-11 – at Rogers State
April 16-18 – at Missouri Southern
April 23-25 – Emporia State
April 30-May 2 – Central Missouri
May 7-9 – Central Oklahoma