Softball in The Last Frontier

[NDblue]

23" of heavy, wet snow put a huge damper on ball around here. We haven't been able to get any high school baseball or softball in and just a few college softball games have been played so far. None have been called because of low temperature, just soggy swamplike fields that are unplayable.

[SWFLguy]

I remember my days back in central NY when we might be lucky to get a game in before May. Late winter snows, melting snow/rain making fields unplayable. Then we'd have wall to wall double headers to try to get in enough games before play-offs. There were a few years when you'd begin play in late March and have few postponements and cancellations, but they were few and far between. Here we might begin at the end of January and have play-offs into late April, early May. Much better.

[shipwreck]

This discussion came up before as far as HS softball being played in the spring or fall. I was given flack because Nebraska plays HS softball in the fall. This past year I didn't lose a single game due to weather. I'll bet there aren't many that play in the spring that can say that this year. My college season games have had many canceled or postponed this spring though. Dave

[azbigdawg]

Regular season wrapping up here in High School and College.... I'm tired from working so many games (rough life..) I think we started the 3rd Weekend of January..If I remember correctly it was a chilly 60 degrees that weekend...brrrr..