Schedules Changed
We’re starting to get down to the end of the summer, and (as you may have noticed!) we still don’t have the lighting situation taken care of on GG4. Something else that must be considered – our umpire situation changes once the school year begins. For these reasons, I found it necessary to juggle the schedules (both leagues) to try and ensure we have plenty of time to finish out our games in decent lighting conditions and with umpires.
GTCSPL
There was 1 rained out game that I had been holding off on rescheduling because I knew diamonds would become available once the men’s playoffs started. I have now included those diamonds into the schedule, rearranged some games to move them from unlit diamonds and grouped them to make better use of the available umps. No one team has been impacted more than once (as far as I know) but many teams were affected.
Please check your schedules and make sure your team is aware of the changes. If, for any reason, the changes do NOT work for your team, please let me know as soon as possible so I can make the necessary changes and give everyone lots of notice.
RCMSPL
I have moved as many games from GG4 as I could without impacting the schedule too drastically, but the games still scheduled on GG4 are in the first 7 days of September when sunset is before 8:00 but twilight goes as long as 8:14. This should allow time for a complete game to be played with enough light, but …
When we were faced with this problem last season, teams made an effort to arrive at the diamond a little early and start their game before the set 6:30 start time. To ensure enough time to safely get the game in, please make an effort to get your team out there a little earlier and hopefully start the game at 6:15. Last season, we allowed players who still showed up before 6:30 to be added to the bottom of the lineup beyond the 10th batter, provided you hadn’t gone through your order.
- Playoff Note:
- The Divisional Finals will start in the earliest available time slot assigned to any division. For example, if both Semi-Finals series’ are finished and the 3rd game of the last best of 3 is no longer necessary, game 1 of the finals will begin in that time slot.
