
Word on the street was that no umpires were scheduled for the game, so panicked phone calls needed to be made. This was the second time this week the Raiders started late due to issues with officials. Officially, it is not clear what happened with the officials for the game, but a game that was supposed to start at 4:15 did not actually start until 5:30 because of no game officials being present. You have the home field advantage, but you also need to do all the field prep before the game, close down the field at the end of the game, keep the official book, schedule the officials… oh, what was that last part?

There is a reason why the games are played, especially in baseball, because you never know what is going to happen on the field.īut would they get the chance to play? When it comes to baseball, everything falls on the home team. Coming into the game, Rosemount was ranked sixth in the state. As a side note, it is the responsibility of the home team to report the stats to the Minnesota Baseball Hub.įriday was the third and final road game of the week and also the final game of the conference season as Hastings travelled to take on section foe, Rosemount.

As of press time, the only information available from the game was the final score. Wednesday the 19th was another road day for the Raiders travelling to Hill-Murray. Jerry Schumacher took the loss on the mound giving up 11 hits with two walks, one strikeout and one home run allowed. Hastings took the lead in the top of the fourth 2-1 and looked like they could hold off the Cadets until the bottom of the fifth when STA scored three giving them the win 4-2. STA jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first but Hastings came right back in the top of the second to tie it. Monday the 17th, Hastings travelled to St.

A compressed baseball season is not easy, then compress it more due to COVID and you have the raiders crazy five week schedule that culminated in them winning tow of their final three conference games.
