Going Crazy......

[Greenmonsters]

Yes, we feel your pain. More on lines of finding time to practice...we missed first TB practice (summer season) due to HS Softball banquet. Been watching forecast for tomorrow's practice...so far so good...but pretty sure fields will be dripping wet (10.5 inches in 7 hour period nucking futs!!). Think coaches will meet anyway for pitching/hitting practice...first "shake off rust" round robin this weekend. We shall see. I am just tired of seeing the rain chances being 60% and higher every.single.damned.day.

Remind me please, how much snow did you get this winter and how long did it delay the start of your spring season?

 

[maksoftball]

Remind me please, how much snow did you get this winter and how long did it delay the start of your spring season?

You can play in snow. I've seen pictures.

*ducks for cover in the storm shed*

Seriously, my house has been shaking from thunder/lightning/rain for the last 2 hours. I can't believe we got another monster storm after yesterday's storms. The creek by our house has got to be overflowing now.

 

[Orange Socks]

The rain has been epic this spring!!! We have had 6 of out 12 tournament/events either cancelled or shortened due to rain this spring. We are playing on turf this weekend, but the outfield is still grass. I bet there are many league softball budgets that will include tarps next year, and I am sure some facilities might be considering going all turf too. The good news is that heat has stayed away.

 

[BobInMadison]

Hm. Some of us live so far north we havent actually played in any tournaments so far. First tourney this weekend if the weather cooperates.

At least you don't have to shovel rain.

 

[texas4life]

Yeah I don't get it during the week is okay weather with some sun and a good outlook then boom the weekend comes and the 60%+ rain comes through to ruin softball. I must not be talking to the right softball gods lol.

Yeah that sucks for you guys up north dealing with snow.

 

[tjintx]

The Texas map has been updated....

 

[BobInMadison]

The worst situations we get are when we have a cold winter with lots of snow followed by an unusually rainy spring.
One time a lake actually disappeared. Lake Delton was filled by a stream and the overflow went into the Wisconsin River. One year the flooding was so bad an embankment fell into the river, and several lakeside homes floated down the river. The lake completely drained. I walked on the lake bottom that fall. Drier than a California resovoir.

 

[Rambler34]

We have had rain In Alabama but it has impacted practices more than tourneys. Our first problem with rain during a tourney was this weekend and could not have hit at a worse time. Playing in a tournament hosted by our organization in our first year of 12U. Made it through to the semis but had to face our older sister team. We were leading 1-0 in the third when the bottom fell out. Our girls lost a chance to finish the game and get a chance at their first 12U championship.

 

[Merrill Danner]

Out of 7 tournaments that we have entered, played only 2.

Make it stop...

 

[Merrill Danner]

Remind me please, how much snow did you get this winter and how long did it delay the start of your spring season?

snow was fun, getting the front side to stick in the rain and mud is tough.