Also said the SEC frowns upon make decisions too early, and that morning of the game is about as early as they like to see any changes. Seemed to be hinting at 3 games in the span of 24 hours...

Wonder how they handle that? Clear the stadium and folks with Sunday tickets get in after the first game?

I'm selling my Saturday tickets because my boy has a baseball tournament, but I can make a later game on Saturday on they have the DH. I hope they let us in for the 2nd game, since I won't have sold those.


...of course, this is all IF they do end up moving the game.

I will be there (have tix for Sat and Sun) and that would not bother me! A double header is always fun!

I also like the idea of getting back a little earlier on Sunday to hang out with the family.

Trust in Coach Schloss about the weather!

What I heard when he talking... Friday game moved to Saturday for double-header and Sunday game moved to Monday.

Saturday to Monday is a 72 hour period. I will go back and listen though. Perhaps I misheard.

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72 hours from when the visitors arrive (deemed 24 hours before scheduled first pitch regardless of actual time of day they hit town).

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Is that time already set, or would moving the Friday game to Saturday change it?

Seems to me 1 on Friday, 2 on Saturday is the better option.

VegasAg86 said:

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twk said:

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72 hours from when the visitors arrive (deemed 24 hours before scheduled first pitch regardless of actual time of day they hit town).

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Is that time already set, or would moving the Friday game to Saturday change it?

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Long and short of it, with first pitch scheduled for 6, if they travel today, then the curfew Sunday night would be 6:00 (no inning could start after 6:00). And, that's assuming the visitors are not flying commercial, in which case it could be earlier.

or how many may reach the rec center balcony.

I have tickets for the Sat game.

If the Sunday game gets moved to late Sat, I assume that the original Sat game start time then would be moved up to 11am?

If so re the above- when will we know the official new start time for the Sat game? Some/many of us are driving in from out of town so I'd hope we know by tomorrow night.

Granted this is for regionals but when I have been at doubleheaders during that time I remember them clearing the seats and then letting people back in.

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I have tickets for the Sat game.

If the Sunday game gets moved to late Sat, I assume that the original Sat game start time then would be moved up to 11am?

If so re the above- when will we know the official new start time for the Sat game? Some/many of us are driving in from out of town so I'd hope we know by tomorrow night.

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I would not count on them starting before 2:00 on Saturday. Maybe they will, but the weather Saturday evening looks even better than the weather Saturday morning. There is a possibility that we have some stoppages Friday night, so, if I were in charge, I would leave the first game Saturday at 2:00 in case we play late Friday night. Regardless, if they are going to schedule a DH Saturday, they will probably announce that (along with a planned first pitch time) late Friday afternoon.

Regionals are completely different

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Granted this is for regionals but when I have been at doubleheaders during that time I remember them clearing the seats and then letting people back in.

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Yes, that is S.O.P. for regionals. But not so much for regular season games. I think we may have done that in the past, like on Parent's Weekend, but it's been a long time ago.

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parkway94 said:

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I have tickets for the Sat game.

If the Sunday game gets moved to late Sat, I assume that the original Sat game start time then would be moved up to 11am?

If so re the above- when will we know the official new start time for the Sat game? Some/many of us are driving in from out of town so I'd hope we know by tomorrow night.

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I would not count on them starting before 2:00 on Saturday. Maybe they will, but the weather Saturday evening looks even better than the weather Saturday morning. There is a possibility that we have some stoppages Friday night, so, if I were in charge, I would leave the first game Saturday at 2:00 in case we play late Friday night. Regardless, if they are going to schedule a DH Saturday, they will probably announce that (along with a planned first pitch time) late Friday afternoon.

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Can you do a halt and resume on Sat followed by a double header? 2.5 games on Saturday seems like a lot.

BiochemAg97 said:

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twk said:

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parkway94 said:

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I have tickets for the Sat game.

If the Sunday game gets moved to late Sat, I assume that the original Sat game start time then would be moved up to 11am?

If so re the above- when will we know the official new start time for the Sat game? Some/many of us are driving in from out of town so I'd hope we know by tomorrow night.

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I would not count on them starting before 2:00 on Saturday. Maybe they will, but the weather Saturday evening looks even better than the weather Saturday morning. There is a possibility that we have some stoppages Friday night, so, if I were in charge, I would leave the first game Saturday at 2:00 in case we play late Friday night. Regardless, if they are going to schedule a DH Saturday, they will probably announce that (along with a planned first pitch time) late Friday afternoon.

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Can you do a halt and resume on Sat followed by a double header? 2.5 games on Saturday seems like a lot.

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No. But the curfew rules for Friday night would be pretty lenient. If we start the game, and have to stop it for rain/lightning, the only restriction on restarting is that you can't restart the game after midnight (I think that's the time). If you get restarted before the deadline, you can finish, no matter how late it goes. So, simply playing past midnight won't count. What we can't do is start Friday, have the game suspended, then say that we are picking up where we left off Saturday morning at 11, and then play a doubleheader. We could only play one game in addition to the resumed game, if I recall correctly.

What are the implications if the series gets cut short because of weather and we only get two games in? Does that hurt/help us, as far as the overall season goes?

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What are the implications if the series gets cut short because of weather and we only get two games in? Does that hurt/help us, as far as the overall season goes?

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Conference championship is determined by winning percentage, so I guess it sort of depends on how you think the lost game would have come out.

In reality, the biggest probably with having a game rained out this weekend would be losing a home game, but even that is not a huge deal. Georgia is a good opponent and you can't assume a game not played would have been a win.

Thanks everyone for the comments re Saturday scenarios. Great responses. Like all of you I'm sure, I'll stay tuned to TexAgs Friday night for updates.

https://a.espncdn.com/sec/media/2022/2022-23%20Commissioner's%20Regulations%20-%20Baseball.pdf

Read inclement weather and definition for "departure time" … p23 p24+

Plenty of good reading, but the most appropriate guidance so far (bold added for emphasis):

7. Authority to Play Doubleheaders

A. If weather forecasts on Friday or Saturday morning call for a high occurrence of inclement weather on Sunday, the home team with approval of the visiting team may request permission from the Conference office to play a doubleheader on Saturday.

B. Approval of a prospective Saturday doubleheader shall be limited to circumstances where there is a high likelihood that weather will not permit a game to be played on the final day of the series. [Revised: 10/10/19]

C. Approval of a prospective Friday doubleheader will be granted by the Conference Office only if there is a chance of rain of 80 percent or higher according to weather.gov for both Saturday and Sunday as of no earlier than 5 p.m. local time on Thursday and it is agreed upon by both head coaches. (This is not applicable to Thursday through Saturday series.) [Adopted: 10/10/19]

The hourly on Sunday is nothing but thunderstorms.

If you want 3 games, you're gonna need to have 2 on Saturday.