State Championship Game-Rain Delay Rules

[CMMom1740]

Would this even be a post if let's say, the team took the field and got 3 quick outs?

From your mouth to God's ears! We'll find out at 5:00 PM Eastern today!

 

[marriard]

So, my DD's high school team fought admirably through the Loser's Bracket to make it to the State Championship Game in our division. This is Georgia, so GHSA rules apply. We were up 3-2 in the 6th when it began raining. I mean monsoon-like pouring, but no lightning. The sixth inning ended and our parents and coaches were yelling at the umpires to call the game.

I am going to ignore most of the other comments here except a couple because I think they are irrelevant.

@riseball has it right. While it is really up to the umpires or the coordinator to make the decision, as a head coach you better make that decision easier. Call time and go out there and talk until it either stops or they pull the teams or they make you go back in the dugout. I am doing everything I can to not let my pitcher pitch if I think it is unplayable.

But since they DID play, they are going to start the game from where it was stopped. That is very clear in the rule book.

As for the umpires: I wasn't there so no clue whether they made a good decision or not. How I do it - if it is MY DECISION - and sometimes it is not - if there is standing water, we are off. If the pitcher can't keep a grip on the ball or a ball dry, we are off. If I can't see, we are off. If I think there is anything that makes it unsafe, we are off.

 

[bmakj]

reminds me a lot of 08 WS, windy, raining pretty good, but damn they kept the teams on the field until the Rays tied it to be certain. loved how MLB just about ignored all their own rules in that one.

 

[jjr]

That's so weird they don't have a rule that after so many innings being played and the game being called due to rain, the score just stands as final. I think in Texas it's 5...

 

[CMMom1740]

That's so weird they don't have a rule that after so many innings being played and the game being called due to rain, the score just stands as final. I think in Texas it's 5...

If only. We were up 3-2 at the bottom of the sixth and would have been the winners. Rotten luck.

 

[CHSUmp97]

If only. We were up 3-2 at the bottom of the sixth and would have been the winners. Rotten luck.

By NFHS rules, you should’ve won. When the game is called after five full innings, the score reverts back to the last completed inning, per rule 4-2-2b. Now, this being a state championship tournament, the state high school association may require these games be played to a full seven innings or 6-1/2 if the home team is winning. That’s their call.


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[reagansdaddy]

Playing in Florida I have been in a few bad weather situations like this. My approach is to request a time out and speak with both umpires. I would express the concerns of my coaches, players and parents and state clearly that we believe the playing conditions are not safe. I would acknowledge that t we understand that since they are the umpires, they are responsible for ensuring the field conditions are safe and it was ultimately their call. So if in their opinion the field conditions do not pose a player safety issue, we would be happy to continue the contest if the alternative was a forfeit. Never, had a game continue past that point. Apparently umpires and associations do not like legal exposure for being grossly negligent.

Riseball nails this. I would probably do something similar and in a State Championship game I would then proceed to repeatedly change pitchers until people were building an ark or I got tossed. Sounds like the OP's team got screwed pretty bad on this one.

 

[CMMom1740]

We would have had to play the "if" game because it was double elimination and they (the other team) were coming out of the Winner's Bracket. But it is possible. We were hitting off their stud pitcher in the first game. We'll never know.

 

[The Man In Blue]

So ... ?

 

[The Man In Blue]

By NFHS rules, you should’ve won. When the game is called after five full innings, the score reverts back to the last completed inning, per rule 4-2-2b. Now, this being a state championship tournament, the state high school association may require these games be played to a full seven innings or 6-1/2 if the home team is winning. That’s their call.


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Good catch!