Many seniors who play spring sports had their final seasons in Oxford suddenly cut short when the SEC announced last week that the remainder of all competition in the 2019-20 academic year was officially cancelled because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
The baseball team was in the middle of a historic start with a 16-game win streak, but other spring sports also lost promising seasons.
The softball season was in full swing heading into SEC play. The men’s and women’s golf and tennis teams had just started their spring tournaments while football, soccer and several other squads on campus were set to begin preparations for next fall.