Georgia Southern baseball game postponed to Saturday

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) – Georgia Southern followers should wait another day to see their crew play within the postseason.

The Eagles’ sport in opposition to UNC-Greensboro, as soon as scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, is postponed to Saturday at 10 a.m. following a virtually six-hour climate delay.

Lightning began flashing within the distance at J.I. Clements Stadium through the backside of the primary inning between Texas Tech and Notre Dame, which kicked off a 2 p.m. Play was paused and followers had been requested to go away the stadium whereas crews rolled tarp onto the sphere.

After two hours, stadium officers let followers again in round 5 p.m., with a resumption of play scheduled for five:35 p.m. As an alternative, one other thunderstorm delayed play for nearly three extra hours.

By the point Texas Tech and Notre Dame resumed mess around 8:30 p.m., it was almost inconceivable for the Georgia Southern sport to begin sooner than 11 p.m, which is the NCAA’s cutoff time for all regional video games to start.

Regardless of the delayed begin, followers visiting Statesboro from out of city remained in good spirits.

“I flew in final night time and drove on this morning, however we’re excited to be right here,” stated Beth Prajzner, the mom of Notre Dame shortstop Zack Prajzner. “It appears to be like like a small city that likes to have a good time and assist their baseball. You’ve bought to like that.”

“Its been nice. Persons are very pleasant,” stated Texas Tech fan Barbara Ramirez. “Georgia Southern individuals have been very good and accommodating. No regrets driving 20 hours right here.”

NCAA officers hope to have the ability to play three video games on Saturday to get again on schedule, which might power Georgia Southern to play two in a 12-hour window. Nevertheless, there are storm possibilities within the late afternoon and night that would smash these plans.

All regional video games should be completed by no later than the tip of Tuesday.