WSU 16, UE 2 after five: We’re official, which is what all the delay was about from a Shocker perspective. Everybody in the park is rooting for rain now.
WSU 15, UE 2, bottom of the fourth: Bret Bascue hit a grand slam in the top of the inning, good news for run-rule fans. Better news is that Capra looks much sharper. His fastball is coming and his location is good.
We’re back after a 1:35 rain delay. Capra is back to pitch for the Shockers, who lead 9-2 with no outs in the second.
The tarp is coming off again. After an hour delay, we will try to finish up.
Rain delay again. WSU leads 9-2. Shocker pitcher Anthony Capra had trouble with the muddy mound, which led to the umpires calling a halt. WSU and UE players are putting the tarp on.
WSU 9, UE 0, bottom of the first: Now it’s a race to get five innings in before rain hits. It is misting or drizzling now. More may be on the way. Andy Dirks is 2 for 2 with two stolen bases and two runs after one inning. The Shockers sent 13 to the plate in the inning and recorded eight hits.
We will get started under a light drizzle and the threat of rain coming. Best-case scenario for WSU is to be up 1-0 after five fast innings. Clinton McKeever is DHing and hitting cleanup. Bret Bascue is in left.
Baseball at 5 p.m., assuming there is no more rain. Coaches just checked out the field and they are going to try to get it in. The tarp is still on. Any more rain and it’s off.
At 2:15, we’re still waiting. It’s still raining. Still windy. The Shockers got on the bus for a food run. The coaches are camped out in the nearby armory guarding the travel bags. There is not much cause of optimism, but apparently Valley rules allow for a wait up until 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Not playing two yesterday is turning out to be a bad no-decision. It is windy and rain in Evansville. We won’t start at 1 p.m. There is a reasonable possibility they won’t be able to play at all. The forecast didn’t look nearly this bad, which is why playing two on Saturday was not discussed.
WSU desperately wants to play because of the MVC race. Should the Shockers lose this game to rain, the best they could finish is 18-5 (.782 winning percentage). Missouri State could finish 19-5 (.791) with a sweep at Northern Iowa. It won’t be easy for the Bears to sweep at UNI, but the Shockers may have let control of the race slip away with Saturday’s loss to the Aces.