It’s the time of year that Mississippi State Baseball fans wait all year for. That’s right, it’s Opening Weekend of Bulldog Baseball at Dudy Noble Field. Just like usual, we here at Maroon and White Nation want to give you the best baseball coverage in the whole internet. That’s where I come in to give you a full, comprehensive baseball weather forecast for all four games this weekend. The games are going to be very competitive, but we’re going to assume that these games only last 9 innings on all of our forecasts this week.
Just as I always do, I’ll give a two-hours prior forecast, first pitch, middle of the 4th inning, and the last out of the game. These forecast times are of course all dependent on the games going as scheduled, which rarely happens in baseball as we all know. But in a perfect world, the Bulldogs would run the season undefeated and win the National Championship in Omaha, NE. So let’s get right down to it, shall we?
Numbers you want to know
Friday, February 19, 2016
Tailgating in the Left Field Lounge (2:30 PM CST): 70 °F, mostly clear, winds from the S at 10-15 MPH
First Pitch of the 2016 Mississippi State Baseball season (4:30 PM CST): 68 °F, mostly clear, winds from the S at 5-10 MPH
Middle of the 4th Inning (6:00 PM CST): 65 °F, increasing clouds, winds from the S at 5-10 MPH
Wrapping the first game of the year in Maroon and White (7:00 PM CST): 63 °F, increasing clouds, winds from the S at 5-10 MPH
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Game One
Tailgating in the Left Field Lounge (10:00 AM CST): 60 °F, cloudy, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH
First Pitch of the Doubleheader (12:00 PM CST): 65 °F, cloudy, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH
Middle of the 4th Inning (1:30 PM CST): 67 °F, cloudy, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH
Wrapping the game up in Maroon and White (2:30 PM CST): 68 °F, cloudy, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH
Game Two
First Pitch of the last game of the day (3:30 PM CST): 69 °F, overcast, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 10%
Middle of the 4th Inning (5:00 PM CST): 65 °F, overcast, winds from the SSW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 10%
Wrapping the Doubleheader in Maroon and White (6:00 PM CST): 65 °F, overcast, winds from the S at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 10%
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Sunday Tailgating at Dudy Noble (1:30 PM CST): 68 °F, overcast, winds from the WSW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 30%
First Pitch of the Day (3:30 PM CST): 67 °F, overcast, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 35%
Middle of the 4th Inning (5:00 PM CST): 65 °F, overcast, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 35%
Wrapping the Weekend in Maroon and White (6:00 PM CST): 65 °F, overcast, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 40%
All in all, I think if we don’t have any delays on Sunday, then we will finish the game on Sunday. But if the game takes just a little bit longer than scheduled/expected, then we will hit the rain and possibly thunder. But just like always, I’ll be keeping my eyes on the skies to make sure nothing happens to you Bulldog fans. Follow me on twitter at @MWNWeather for the latest updates day by day.