Butch Butler Field. (Brock Laue/CHSAANow.com)
A rainstorm which dumped a lot of water on the Greeley area in an hour has changed the schedule to the Class 3A state baseball tournament.
The rain left standing water on Butch Butler Field, which was to play host to two games on Friday. Instead, the Friday games will move to Saturday, and the tournament will now conclude on Sunday.
Game times will remain the same, with teams playing at noon and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday’s games will be at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
The 3A bracket has been updated with these changes.
Rain is expected to continue in the Greeley area on Friday.
“There is standing water everywhere,” said Bert Borgmann, CHSAA’s assistant commissioner who oversees baseball. “They aren’t going to be able to get the field ready until Saturday at noon.”
Borgmann also visited the host sites for the 4A and 5A tournaments on Thursday afternoon. At that time, both fields were in good condition, and so those tournaments remain on as scheduled — for now. Further updates are expected Friday morning, but could come on Thursday night if the fields become unplayable.
As the 2A tournament does not resume until Saturday, there are no changes to its schedule at this time.
CHSAANow will continue to provide updates on the state baseball tournaments as they develop.