Rain postpones Swamp
Bats-Dukes game at Wahconah Park
By: Michael Radomski
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) - The
Keene Swamp Bats and the Pittsfield Dukes were rained out tonight at
Historic Wahconah Park.
Right as the Dukes were about to take the field, the skies opened up
and rain poured down onto the field. The tarp was then put onto the
field, and about an hour later the ballgame was officially
postponed.
No makeup date was announced but tickets for tonight's game will be
redeemable at any of the remaining Dukes' home games. During the
rain delay, various Dukes and Swamp Bats players ran onto the field
and performed tarp slides for the fans at Wahconah Park.
Pittsfield will now travel to Holyoke tomorrow to take on the Blue
Sox in a seven o'clock contest. Kyle Vazquez (Franklin Pierce) was
scheduled to make the start on Wednesday and will most likely be
moved one day back in the rotation. The Dukes will then play at
Torrington on Friday and return home on Saturday to host the Newport
Gulls at seven o'clock.
The Swamp Bats will return home tonight and then host the Manchester
Silkworms on Friday night at seven o'clock. Sean McDermott (Virginia
Tech) was scheduled to start tonight at Pittsfield and there is no
word yet if he will start against Manchester.
Fans can listen to the game and all Pittsfield Dukes games on the
NECBL Broadcast Network by going to the site at http://www.teamline.cc/sportpage?teamcode=6301&eventcode=5
Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the Dukes box
office at 105 Wahconah Street or by calling 413 447 DUKE (3853).
