Mikes, Trojans put on hold again
California and Carmichaels remained in a holding pattern on Wednesday as their suspended WPIAL Class A baseball championship game was pushed back another 24 hours.
The Trojans and Mikes will resume the game 3:30 p.m. today at CONSOL Energy Field in Washington with the scored tied at 1-1. When play was halted on Tuesday, California had runners on first and second and one out in the top of the fourth inning.
Both team’s aces — the Mikes’ Brandon Lawless and the Trojans’ Joshua Luko — started on Tuesday and are expected to be back on the mound again today.
Lightning and then torrential rain halted play on Tuesday, and, with a rainy forecast for Wednesday, the WPIAL decided to push the game back one more day.
California and Carmichaels have each won three WPIAL titles. The Trojans claimed the championship in 1983, 2001 and 2006, while the Mikes reigned supreme in 2003, 2005 and 2008.
Counting this season, when one is assured of the title, the two teams will have combined to win six of the past 14 WPIAL championships.