The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has released a new schedule for the 2016 season in the Italian Baseball League. After the reunion of the two Nettuno based teams, the league got cut from eight to seven teams in the process and therefore will play the regular season in a single-division format. The regular season starts on April 8 & 9 with Bologna facing Parma, Novara hosting San Marino and Rimini squaring off against Padua. Nettuno will have a bye in week one. The regular season will be interrupted for the European Champions Cup in early June. The semi-finals will start in August.