Jun 27, 2023 | Jesse Edmunds | 564 views
Game Day Cancellations - When Will I Know?
Hey Bengals,
Whenever rain is in the forecast, we will inevitably receive multiple inquiries throughout the day (via email and social media) asking if baseball is cancelled. To help provide some general information about game day cancellations, please review the following...
The #1 reason for cancelling games is safety. If the field conditions are unplayable, or if the current/forecasted weather includes thunderstorms, the call will be made to cancel games / practices.
If the Town closes fields on rainy days, they will likely email us; as well as post on their own social media, between 3:00-4:00PM. If the Town does not close fields, volunteers from the Association will try to visit diamonds before 5:00pm to determine playability. If games or practices are cancelled, you will find the update in your SportsHeadz App. There is also a Cancellation Alert Banner that will be visible at the top of our homepage - whenever events for the day have been cancelled. It is possible that practices / games at certain diamonds may be cancelled, while games / practices at other diamonds may not. Some diamonds simply drain better than others after/during extended rainfall.
In many cases, the decision to cancel games or practices will be left up to the Umpires/Coaches when they get to the diamond. If we can get the games in, even if it's a little bit wet/sloppy, that is always the preferred course of action, as long as it can be done safely. Make-up games can be hard to schedule, especially when it generally means HL teams having to play on a different night than their normal night - due to a lack of diamond availability.
If you have not received an update through the SportsHeadz App, and there is no cancellation banner on the website, it is safe to assume that the game or practice is still going on - even if it's a bit wet. While we make every effort to follow-up on emails and social media messages, the volume of messages on days with bad weather can sometimes exceed our ability to respond.
We hope this helps answer some questions.
Sincerely,
Your OHMBA Executive