Mississippi State Baseball Forecast: Post-LA Blues
Looking ahead to the weekend, the weather may not hold up for the Bulldogs’ series against #10 Oregon. We may not be able to have a game all three games, but the series will be able to go on.
After a 1-1-1 showing in Los Angeles, CA and a thrilling victory over South Alabama on Tuesday, the Mississippi State baseball team faces a very stout and tough Oregon Ducks squad at Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs are 9-3-1 coming into this weekend’s series, and looks for a massive RPI boost against the #10 ranked Oregon Ducks. While the Bulldogs have only two losses on their home field, this may be the biggest test of the non-conference schedule for the Bulldog pitching and hitting. Add in the elements that are possible this weekend, and you have the makings for a very tough and erratic pitching schedule that will be added and subtracted from by Mother Nature.
The weekend weather setup is coming from a slow-moving system that is currently making its way across the Ark-La-Tex right now. The system is going to creep its way over to our area, and dump a lot of rain in the process. The development of thunderstorms is not out of the question also, which may put a damper on games being played on some days. As many know, Sunday’s game was originally scheduled for an 11:00 AM first pitch, but was rescheduled to 10:30 AM earlier this week much to the dismay of Josh. But the reasoning behind it is sound both for the NCAA and for me looking at how the weather will play out. With the way this system is set up, once it starts raining, it won’t stop for a good while. But we will try to fit all three games in this week, but I have a feeling we may need a Doubleheader on Saturday to fit it all in. Here goes nothing!
Numbers you want to know
Friday, March 11, 2016
Tailgating in Left Field (4:30 PM CST): 70 °F, overcast, winds from the SE at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 50%, chance of thunderstorms 30%
First pitch against the #10 Oregon Ducks (6:30 PM CST): 68 °F, overcast, winds from the SE at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 70%, chance of thunderstorms 50%, chance of delay 60%
Top of the 5th Inning (8:30 PM CST): 65 °F, overcast, winds from the ESE at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 40%, chance of thunderstorms 15%, chance of delay 20%
Wrapping Game 1 in a wet Maroon and White (10:00 PM CST): 64 °F, overcast, winds from the ESE at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 30%, chance of delay 10%.
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Tailgating in Left Field (12:00 PM CST): 70 °F, winds from the SE at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 70%, chance of thunderstorms 70%, chance of delay 80%.
First Pitch from Dudy Noble (2:00 PM CST): 71 °F, winds from the SE at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 85%, chance of thunderstorms 90%, chance of delay 95%
Top of the 5th Inning…Maybe (4:00 PM CST): 69 °F, winds from the SE at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 85%, chance of thunderstorms 80%, chance of delay 85%
Wrapping the day in Maroon and White…but drenched in water (6:00 PM CST): 66 °F, winds from the SE at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 75%, chance of thunderstorms 70%, chance of delay 70%
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Tailgating in Left Field Before Church (8:30 AM CST): 63 °F, mostly cloudy, winds from the SSW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 10%
First Pitch for the end of the series (10:30 AM CST): 67 °F, mostly cloudy, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 10%
Top of the 5th Inning (12:30 PM CST): 71 °F, partly cloudy, winds from the SW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 20%
Wrapping the series in Maroon and White (2:00 PM CST): 72 °F, partly cloudy, winds from the SSW at 5-10 MPH, chance of rain 20%
As always, I will update the forecast as much as possible in small amounts on my official Twitter. Don’t forget to ask questions, and stay safe during the game. Hail State.