
Little Rock and UT Arlington left the SBC, respectively for the OVC and WAC.Lamar, which had announced it would leave the WAC to return to its former home of the Southland Conference (SLC) in 2023–24, expedited this move to 2022–23.James Madison left the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA since renamed Coastal Athletic Association) for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).
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Hartford, which began a transition to NCAA Division III in the 2021–22 school year, left the America East to become an independent for 2022–23 before joining the D-III Commonwealth Coast Conference in 2023.Dallas Baptist, a baseball-only member of the MVC, left for Conference USA (C-USA).Mary's left the NEC, respectively for the America East Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Peay joined the ASUN Conference, and Belmont and Murray State joined the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). Austin Peay, Belmont, and Murray State left the Ohio Valley Conference.Accordingly, Coppin State, Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, and Norfolk State became NEC baseball affiliates for the 2023 season and beyond. On July 12, 2022, the Northeast Conference (NEC) and MEAC announced a partnership in which all MEAC members that sponsored baseball and men's and women's golf became NEC affiliates in those sports effective immediately. The 2022 season proved to be the last for baseball in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) for the immediate future.Further information: 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignmentĪ total of 22 baseball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2022 season.
