Inclement weather suspends Game 6
Belmont Inn's third baseman Evan Arison is late on the tag on Bud Murphy's Jason Green during Sunday's Fayette County League game at Hutchinson Field near Hopwood.
Belmont Inn pitcher Bob Madison pitches against Bud Murphy's team Sunday at Hutchinson Field near Hopwood.
Belmont Inn's Nick Erminio heads for third base as Bud Murphy's infielder waits for the ball during Sunday's game at Hutchinson Field. At the left is Bud Murphy's short stop Jared Early (27).
Bud Murphy pitcher Nick Damico pitches against Belmont Inn Sunday at Hutchinson Field near Hopwood.
HOPWOOD — Bud Murphy’s and Belmont Inn must be wondering what it’s going to take to complete their Fayette County Baseball League championship series.
Sunday’s sixth game at the Hutchinson Sportsmen’s complex was interrupted by heavy rain and lightning within half an inning of being a completed game. It marked the second time within a week that rain caused the cancellation of a game just before it had reached the fifth inning. Bud’s led 7-4 last Monday after four innings, and the contest couldn’t be replayed until Wednesday.
Under FCBL rules, games that are cancelled before the fifth inning must begin from the start.
With rain beginning to fall on Sunday, Belmont Inn led 3-1 entering the top half of the fifth inning. But Bud’s took advantage of a hit batsman, a single, and a pair of Belmont Inn errors to tie the score.
Before Belmont Inn could come to bat in the bottom of the inning, the umpires stopped the game when a lightning strike was seen beyond the outfield fence. Minutes later, the rains intensified and swamped a diamond that had already absorbed early morning rains.
Weather permitting, the two teams will start the sixth game from the beginning tonight at 5:45 p.m. at the Hutchinson field, with Bud Murphy’s holding a three games to two lead in the best-of-seven series for the league playoff championship.