'What happened in 10 minutes?' Changwon SSG-NC match, start of delay → Finally canceled rain
Aug 14, 2024
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The match between the NC Dinos and SSG Landers, which was scheduled to be held at Changwon NC Park on the 14th, was canceled by rain. NC and SSG were scheduled to face off in Game 12 of the season at Changwon NC Park from 6:30 p.m. on the 14th. NC's Kim Si-hoon and SSG's Roenis Elias were announced as starting pitchers.
However, there was an unexpected downpour on this day. Heavy rain began to pour around 3:30 p.m. during the training session of NC, the home team, and at one point, the entire infield soil was wet with rain. NC immediately covered the entire area with a super-large tarpaulin. The rain continued for a while. Neither team's players were able to perform outdoor training on the ground normally, and most of them were replaced by indoor training.
It seemed difficult to start the game normally due to heavy rain for a while. In the worst case, even the cancellation of rain had to be considered. Therefore, the audience, which was scheduled for 4:30 p.m., was postponed and the weather conditions were observed. Both teams looked closely at the ground conditions and looked at whether the game began.
Fortunately, as it passed 5 p.m., the rain gradually subsided. As the rain almost stopped, the ground maintenance began at 5:30 p.m. However, a large amount of rain poured into the soil of the infield and foul areas, and puddles of water were created everywhere. The audience was scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and the game at 7 p.m., but rain began to pour again at 5:50 p.m.
With puddles of water still remaining in the outfield and foul zone, it was judged that it was difficult to start normal when thick rain poured out again. Gyeonggi Supervisor Park Jong-hoon declared the cancellation of the rain, and the game was postponed. The two teams will face off from 6 p.m. on the 15th.
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