Fort Worth Regional discussion

[Peacefrog]

I'm gonna invent a bigger tarp and become a millionaire

Baylor beat you to it.

 

[bleedpurple]

Can I get some cliff notes on what is happening with the regional. I do not feel like reading 20 pages.

 

[RollToad]

Can I get some cliff notes on what is happening with the regional. I do not feel like reading 20 pages.

Rain.

 

[TX_Krötenechse]

Can I get some cliff notes on what is happening with the regional. I do not feel like reading 20 pages.

Literally nothing except rain. Now we are trying to figure out who advances if no games can be played at all, which looks increasingly likely.

 

[Pharm Frog]

I feel confident that they will get the games played although I'm not as confident that all will get played at Lupton.

 

[SnoSki]

I feel confident that they will get the games played although I'm not as confident that all will get played at Lupton.

Maybe they can play at SMU?

 

[Sweat Equity]

I feel confident that they will get the games played although I'm not as confident that all will get played at Lupton.

I understand you may be 'half-kidding' but there's a ballpark three hours South of here that's available. I can't imagine it would take much to turn it over in 24hrs.

 

[HToady]

Raining very light now. radar shows maybe coming to and end. 2:00 may be viable.

 

[ScottPatrick]

 

[berryfrog95]

Unreal, seems like they blew a whole morning to work on starting play a game light rain or not...

 

[SnoSki]

Raining very light now. radar shows maybe coming to and end. 2:00 may be viable.

Sure, assuming there isn't standing water everywhere. The field also has to be playable.

 

[TCUdirtbag]

Instead of looking at outdated softball rules, I found the actual rules:

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2016-17DIMBA_PreChampManual_20170308.pdf
Section 2.1 Championship Format, Regional Format.
"If, for unforeseen circumstances, it becomes impossible to play a regional tournament game(s), the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee is authorized to determine which team in a respective regional shall advance to the super regionals. The inclement weather guidelines for regional competition are listed in the preliminary-rounds host operations manual."

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2017DIMBA_PreRdHostOpsManual_20170524.pdf
Section 2 provides the same as above with regard to format (page 7).
Inclement Weather info on Pages 23-25. They are "guidelines" only

Here are relevant guidelines:
1. If Games 1 and 2 on Friday are both cancelled . . . play Games 1 and 2 on Saturday, play Games 3, 4 and 5 on Sunday and Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (0 – 2 – 3 – 2)
14. If both games are cancelled on Friday and both games are cancelled on Saturday . . . play Games 1 and 2 on Sunday, Games 3, 4 and 5 on Monday and Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Tuesday. (0 – 0 – 2 – 3 – 2)

This rule may also come into play:
"All regional competition should ideally be completed not later than the Monday before the start of super regional competition."

If they don't finish any today and can't get 2 in Sunday, we may see them call the whole thing off Sunday night because what good does 2 games do for you on Monday?

The bottom line is discretion is left to the NCAA Division 1 Baseball Committee. Hopefully the rain stops and we get 2 in today.

 

[RollToad]

Raining very light now. radar shows maybe coming to and end. 2:00 may be viable.

AccuWeather radar shows it will be raining for several more hours.

 

[TCUdirtbag]

Unreal, seems like they blew a whole morning to play a game?

It poured from 11-noon. Plus do we know what the field conditions are? You people think if there's a 30 minute break in the rain they should be playing.

 

[TCURiggs]

It poured from 11-noon. Plus do we know what the field conditions are? You people think if there's a 30 minute break in the rain they should be playing.

 

[berryfrog95]

It poured from 11-noon. Plus do we know what the field conditions are? You people think if there's a 30 minute break in the rain they should be playing.

Not at 9am-11am....yes us people do

 

[westtexfrog]

Maybe they can play at SMU?

Good one!

 

[TCUdirtbag]

Not at 9am-11am....yes us people do

It poured in the wee hours of the morning. No way the drenched field was ready by 9:00, much less for warm up at 7:30-8:00ish am. UVA arrived at Lupton about 11 am, a the downpour started. And if it had started, it would've been suspended anyway.. There is some consideration to whether starting a game will blow a starting pitcher if a downpour starts soon after play begins.
It's nowhere near as simple as you make it sound.

FYI as an addition to the rules noted above: rule books have a general guideline that no games start after 11 pm and none before Noon on Sunday.

 

[NavyFrog]

So is anyone taking batting practice? Is the tarp still on the field? Trying to decide if it's worth he 3 hr drive?

 

[SnoSki]

So is anyone taking batting practice? Is the tarp still on the field? Trying to decide if it's worth he 3 hr drive?

Currently at Cane's by tcu. It's a steady rain and more dark clouds on the horizon.