Kansas and Northern Colorado call game for rain

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Those who live by the Bull Durham code would agree that Kansas, after being swept on back-to-back weekends, could have used a rainout this week to get back on track.

Well, with the field uncovered and vulnerable Monday night, Mother Nature acquiesced with a downpour that not only washed out Tuesday’s game with Northern Colorado, but the entire midweek series.

After Tuesday’s rainout, Kansas (19-16) and Northern Colorado (8-22) were scheduled to play a doubleheader yesterday starting at noon. However, due to “wet playing conditions” the doubleheader was pushed back to a 1 p.m. start before being reduced to a single game to be played at 3 p.m., until being cancelled altogether.

The field itself looked playable if absolutely necessary – to the point that the grounds crew was able to drag the field with a tractor with ease – but, based on body language, the Jayhawks didn’t look heartbroken to have the games called off.

Northern Colorado, on the other hand, can’t be happy. The Bears arrived back home this morning around 3 a.m. with nothing to show for their road trip.

Kansas will resume play this weekend in a three-game series with Texas Tech, beginning Friday at 6 p.m. Saturday’s game has been moved up from 2 p.m. to noon so it can air on FSN.

—Edited by Samuel Lamb

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