(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
DENVER — A light rain at first pitch turned into a downpour minutes later. It caused the Class 5A baseball championship between Rocky Mountain and Broomfield game to be suspended on Saturday.
The two teams will resume play at noon on Sunday at All-City Field. Rocky Mountain leads Broomfield 2-0 with one out and a runner on first in the first inning.
The rainstorm moved in quickly, and continued well after everyone had left the stadium. Forecasts show that Sunday is expected to be clear with a high of 72 degrees.
“The field wasn’t going to be ready tonight,” said CHSAA assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann, who oversees baseball. “The grounds crew at All-City is one of the best around, and they’ll have it ready to go tomorrow. The forecast looks much better, as well.”
Borgmann met with Rocky Mountain coach Scott Bullock and Broomfield coach Garren Estes before making the final decision to suspend the game.
Broomfield punched its ticket to the championship game earlier Saturday with a 2-1 win over Cherry Creek. Mitch Morales pitched six innings, giving up three hits and one unearned run in picking up the win for the Eagles. He also drove in what proved to be the winning run in the fourth inning.
Admission to Sunday’s championship game will be free at All-City Field.