I doubt that they actively reach out to HS, middle school, and travel team athletic directors. Do you know that they do, and the present situation is the result, or do you just enjoy being negative? Because I also go to the games and I don't see very many other than young children with their parents.
As to the north-south issue, they have to do something. The Vandy coach gets $2.3 M/yr. The coach of Indiana, the most talented northern team, gets $380,000. Minnesota lost 12 games this spring due to weather. Did you read the article? In the '60s & '70s BT baseball was competitive....Minnesota, OSU, & Michigan won some titles. In the late '70s/early '80s the schedules expanded by 15-20 games, and not much time was added at the end. The best solution would be to start the season 2 weeks later and end 2 weeks later....or reduce the season by 10 games.....these guys are students and don't need to be playing 60-65 games/season. The southern schools are refusing to compromise, and your solution is 'do nothing'.