Eastern Regional: Rain Wreaks Havoc

The grounds crew at the Senior League Eastern Regional could handle one major thunderstorm Tuesday.

Asking them to take on two turned out to be too much, as a second wave of rain that pushed through and drenched less than an hour before the delayed start of play Tuesday night washed out both the winner's bracket final and the penultimate elimination-round game.

Because a regional champion has to be crowned by Thursday, the schedule has been revised; Massachusetts and Maryland will play at noon Wednesday, followed by Pennsylvania taking on New York, with the final elimination-round game taking place at roughly 5 p.m..

A potential championship game would then take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, with a second, deciding game–if necessary–starting 30 minutes after that game's conclusion.

Tournament officials have the option of going to single-elimination, should weather affect any of the rescheduled games.

Wednesday, August 10

• G15 - Maryland vs. Massachusetts noon
• G16 - Pennsylvania vs. New York, approximately 2:30 pm
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• G17 - Winner G16 vs. Loser G15, approximately 5 pm*

Thursday, August 11 - Championship Round

• G18 - Winner G15 vs. Winner G17, 10 am
• G19 - Winner G18 vs. Loser G18 (if necessary), 30 minutes after G18 conclusion