Weather questions...

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• Apr 6, 2009

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Are there any rules regarding cold temps.? Meaning is there a point at which they have to cancel the game like say 32 degrees or something like that?

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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I thought I remember hearing that 40 was the mark...But I am probably wrong ..Just ask my wife.....lol

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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I can remember playing in a snow storm in high school baseball at Lakota HS in the early 90's. Literally couldn't see the ball come out of the pitchers hand and I was the catcher. Got hit in the chest, body, and arms several times. We played about 3 innings like that before they called it. Good thing our pitcher only threw about 75mph. It was probably about 28 degrees that day I my memory serves me right.

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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There's no certain rule or temperature limit.

The closest thing for high school softball (the games most often affected by crappy spring weather) is the one that reads, "The home coach shall decide whether the grounds and other conditions are suitable for starting the game". So, the home team could decide that the weather was just too miserable to even start the game.

Once the game starts (when plate umpire announces "Play") the umpires have sole authority whether the grounds and conditions are suitable for play.

I don't recall ever having a game called for "cold". Doing early spring games, I've dealt with rain, high wind, cold temperatures, darkness and even worked games while snow was falling. The only things I've ever ended a game early for were rain or darkness.

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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None that I'am aware of, I've umpired some H.S. games in the blowing snow with the wind cutting like a Knife Brrrr! COLD.

If it's Good Enough for Football, It's Good Enough for Softball!;&


FASTPITCH! Anything else, And you're playing to SLOW!

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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bretman said:

There's no certain rule or temperature limit.

The closest thing for high school softball (the games most often affected by crappy spring weather) is the one that reads, "The home coach shall decide whether the grounds and other conditions are suitable for starting the game". So, the home team could decide that the weather was just too miserable to even start the game.

Once the game starts (when plate umpire announces "Play") the umpires have sole authority whether the grounds and conditions are suitable for play.

I don't recall ever having a game called for "cold". Doing early spring games, I've dealt with rain, high wind, cold temperatures, darkness and even worked games while snow was falling. The only things I've ever ended a game early for were rain or darkness.

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Thanks Bret, I knew you would know. The High tomorrow is suppose to be only 39 and I have to leave work early to attend so I was curious if there was a specific temp. hate to leave early if the game had no chance of being played.

Thanks again.

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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Uber_Jones said:

Are there any rules regarding cold temps.? Meaning is there a point at which they have to cancel the game like say 32 degrees or something like that?

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Daughter said she thought her coach said it had to be at least 35 degrees. Not completely sure though.

I think at this point (in C-Bus) it's more of a field condition question whether than temp. Our fields are very soggy right now with more bad weather on the way.

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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The jr high league around Findlay uses the 40 degree mark.

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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When you can't see the foul lines because of snow = no game....

For some reason I had below 42 in my mind I don't know why...

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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I know my league back home used windchills and even tomorrow it will be in the 20's and soggy!

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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We had our game cancelled today because of cold, not the field.

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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I thought it was 40.

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

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It could be a "gentleman's agreement" between the schools to cancel games if it's too cold. It might also be a special rule in a specific league. Either way, it's not an official high school or OHSAA rule.

The most miserable high school baseball I ever did, cold weather-wise, was about 35 degrees with gusting winds over 30 m.p.h. The wind chill was about 20 degrees. Had on long johns and thermal shirt, a couple of shirts over that, a jacket, gloves and it didn't make much difference. My nose, ears and fingers were going numb.

Had another game at Pickerington Central last year where a huge storm rolled in and it was blowing rain, literally, sideways. I was scanning the horizon for tornados. Thoroughly soaked and drenched me right through every layer of clothing I had on, like somebody had dipped me in a bathtub.

Couldn't figure out why the plate umpire wasn't putting teams in the dugout during this monsoon. You could barely see the ball, kids were slipping around, the temperature dropped and I was shivering. We played right through it- the worst rain I've ever played in. At the softball game on the next field, I could see them clear the field and everyone was heading for their cars.

After the game, the first thing I asked my partner was why in the heck he didn't get us in the dugout to wait out the rain. He said that he had worked a game for Pickerington a few days before that he suspended due to rain, and the Pickerington coach some grief about that. So, he was determined to make him play through the downpour in this game as a payback!

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

• #14

Mid State League rule is 40 degrees.

 

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• Apr 7, 2009

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With many of the bats our DD's use these days - cold weather affects the games whether we like it or not.
I just hope they have bats able to be used in lower temperatures!! This is if we still play.
Face it - as much as we don't like the cold we are there regardless. brrrrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

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• Apr 7, 2009

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Yesterday our 1st league game was cancelled due to cold and it was starting to snow. The field was playable. Today we have 3-4 inches of snow on the ground! Hoping to play by Saturday.

 

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• Apr 7, 2009

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Yeah, but the balls are yellow so you can play

 

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• Apr 7, 2009

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OCC (Central Ohio) used to have a 1:00pm 40[sup]o[/sup] at the airport requirement.

 

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• Apr 7, 2009

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We,ve always used 40 degrees windchill for our cut-off.

 

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• Apr 7, 2009

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well they canceled the game by noon, it was 36 degrees with some flurries. Which is good because my DD has the flu and has been really sick since last night. She went to school so she could play, at 12:00 I got a text from her the game had been canceled, by 12:05 my wife got a text from my DD asking if she could go home from school :lmao: